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Contigent on getting a job of course, we are considering moving to the Charlotte area. What is to expect? We currently live in Pittsburgh. Looking for safe, clean area with shopping, dining, and culture things. Our price range for renting is up to 1,000L a month. Any thoughts, sugguestions, opinions would help. What are the good and bad things about Charlotte?
Ballantyne is a very nice, safe and clean area to live, but it' can be a hellish commute to uptown. Charlotte is pretty spread out, you really need to find out where your job is first. It can just as easily be in the suburbs; you would not want to commute from one end of the county to the other.
Charlotte does not have as much culture as Pittsburgh, but it has sufficient culture for just about anyone. It is a lot cleaner than Pittsburgh. Overall, the crime rate is lower in Pittsburgh, but there are plenty of safe neighborhoods in Charlotte too (as well as unsafe ones). As you can tell from my name, I am a Pittsburgher but have come to really like Charlotte. My main complaint is too much dependence on the car, too much focus (culturally) on shopping and there is more of a keeping up with the Jones's attitude here.
^Ok, but is that just comparing the City of Pittsburgh to the City of Charlotte? If so, then it's apples and oranges. Pittsburgh (pop: 307,484) only comprises a tiny part of the county - most people live in other municipalities. Allegheny County Municipality Map
Most of the other municipalities are suburban and extremely safe. The city of Pittsburgh does not really have any suburban areas except for places similar to Dilworth.
^Ok, but is that just comparing the City of Pittsburgh to the City of Charlotte? If so, then it's apples and oranges. Pittsburgh (pop: 307,484) only comprises a tiny part of the county - most people live in other municipalities. Allegheny County Municipality Map
Most of the other municipalities are suburban and extremely safe. The city of Pittsburgh does not really have any suburban areas except for places similar to Dilworth.
You might be right. On the original website I quoted, I only used the city info. I should have used the entire metropolitan area for both cities. When I go back and look at that, it increases the population of Pittsburgh to 2,356,285 and Charlotte to 2,625,390, which evens it out a bit. At that point, the only data I could find was data on Pittsburgh from 2010 and Charlotte from 2008. Using those numbers, Pittsburgh has a crime rate of 5 per 100,000 and Charlotte at 5.9 per 100,000. Either way, it's close, but you were right!
Charlotte is pretty spread out, you really need to find out where your job is first. It can just as easily be in the suburbs; you would not want to commute from one end of the county to the other.
WORD.
There are plenty of safe places to live. Find a job and then look to where you will live. Falling in love with a place first, and working a long way away, no matter what you might think initially, will be H E L L.
Been there done that! For about a month, Changed jobs rather than homes!
GOOD LUCK.
LLN
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