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If I were to move from my present home and stay in the metro area, my #1 choice would be to go to Tega Cay and buy a home on Lake Wylie. First of all, the little town is AWESOME and close knit, and secondly the lake is just so much less crowded and peaceful. Windjammer Park is a great place to hang out for the day too - you have to be a city resident to use it so it never gets overcrowded either.
If I were to move from my present home and stay in the metro area, my #1 choice would be to go to Tega Cay and buy a home on Lake Wylie. First of all, the little town is AWESOME and close knit, and secondly the lake is just so much less crowded and peaceful. Windjammer Park is a great place to hang out for the day too - you have to be a city resident to use it so it never gets overcrowded either.
Lake Wylie over Lake Norman in a heartbeat
Hey Loves, we checked out Tega Cay a few weeks ago, and the houses were so close! I was looking forward to house hunting there, but it reminded me of Green Harbor in Duxbury and Brant Rock in Marshfield (MASS). Not sure if I'm ready for the closeness. Although I do like a closeknit community. Here in Lochurst my neighbors all help each other, and I don't want to miss that.
But we are definitely looking at living on Lake Wylie as one of our choices. (read "my choice" there)
Hey Loves, we checked out Tega Cay a few weeks ago, and the houses were so close! I was looking forward to house hunting there, but it reminded me of Green Harbor in Duxbury and Brant Rock in Marshfield (MASS). Not sure if I'm ready for the closeness. Although I do like a closeknit community. Here in Lochurst my neighbors all help each other, and I don't want to miss that.
But we are definitely looking at living on Lake Wylie as one of our choices. (read "my choice" there)
I know what you mean about the lots being smallish, but with the lake in your backyard I could deal with having a smaller yard! And frankly, less yard work is a plus in my book these days, lol!
I'm sitting here looking at Lake Wylie right now. I also lived on Norman for a number of years.
While Wylie is much less crowded than Norman, it can get as dense, or even more dense as far as boat traffic. On Norman you will typically have quite a bit of room on either side of you while out and about. On Wylie, you might find it a bit cramped from time to time, especially around the Buster Boyd bridge area.
The water quality, in my mind, is lower than Norman and Mountain Island (if you want quiet, that's the ticket) since it is downstream. And Wylie has the annual sewer spill it seems. As far as eating fish out of this lake, not a chance for me. Catch and release. There is only one restaurant on the lake (T-Bones) and nowhere near as many gas docks or boat ramps in comparison to Norman. There are also far fewer people in the area.
If I had to make a choice between Norman and Wylie, I wouldn't. I'd go to Mountain Island. Much better commute. Less traffic. Fewer people. Houses are cheaper. The list goes on and on. The only downside to Mountain Island is if you have a boat, its BYOG. Bring your own gas. No gas docks out there (that I know of). It really wouldn't be an issue unless you kept a large cruiser on the water.
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