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Originally Posted by Wire120
The thread starter is delusional
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No you are delusional Wire120. You obviously are hellbent on fulfilling your vendetta of making Rocky Mount look like North Carolina's version of the Bronx.
I can't believe how much you have regurgitated the nonsense you've heard others state around these forums who heard so and so about Rocky Mount. I had to make an account just to correct your trolling a$$ and set the record straight for those who want the facts not your opinion.
I currently live in Rocky Mount and have resided here since the mid '80s. I have moved from all corners of the city and worked in surrounding cities as well. So I know first hand how negative Rocky Mount aka "South Rock" or "Roc City" can be and how upscale its nicer neighborhoods are.
The negative - As stated before RM has two counties Nash and Edgecombe, the later side is on the southern side of the railroad tracks. The area cries ghetto and doesn't take a genius to figure out 10 police cars in half a mile of driving and 100 poverty class people walking in the streets at all hours of the day. This area geographically takes up 15% of RM. The negative area of RM stays in this area! Its not like wire120 who goes around spreading negativity every chance he gets.
Yes RM doesn't have French Cuisines or cater to celebraties. Its a highway town. 64 and 95 intersect in this area and so all Rocky Mount has is a bunch of gas stations, banks, hotels, churches, fast food joints and retail stores. The cost of living is low as is the median pay so the average joe here isn't complaining that the mall isn't two stories and full of Dolce and Gabbana or Nordstroms style outlets. Raleigh is 45 mins east of here if you absolutely need to drive to one of these places to eat or shop.
Also there is nothing to do here locally. There is a paintball complex around here somewhere and lots of bingo warehouses or places have surfaced in the past couple years. There are several clubs actually but are generally hip hop oriented per se.
Neutral - Since you want to bring race into the subject mr. my sh*t don't stink, then yes 60% of RM is African American. Hispanics reside here as well but not the same % that Raleigh has. I can attest that Race is not an issue outside of south RM and the school systems that they seemed to do some sort of test on. During the 90's the district decided to send half of Rocky Mount's children to the schools on the northside and the other half to the southside. Being that the southern side was near Edgecombe, this is where all the poverty kids were enrolled. They also zoned it in a way that they pulled a few neighborhoods from opposite sides to distribute race a little more and even things out. Northern Nash High / Nash Central/ Red Oak Middle were the chain of schools to go to if you wanted the better of the two sides. Rocky Mount HS, Parker Middle, Williford or something were the schools on the southside. Private schools are the best way to go of course.
Positive - Cost of living is one of the lowest in the country. Traffic is very smooth flowing. Being a native of the area and visiting other towns/cities bigger or smaller, make me feel lucky. IF you are looking to buy a used car I would say get it from here. Vehicles from Raleigh or Wilmington etc the traffic will do a number on your drivetrain. This is not a college or military town either. There are some factories and medical style plants. RBC Centura building...nothing major.
Between the mountains and the beach. 3 hours west - mountains, 1.5 hours east and you're at the beach. Hwy 95 is right here so NY or FL straight up or down.
There are 55k residents so its not a one stoplight town in the middle of nowhere and its not buldging with people.
Several neighborhoods have popped up over the past decade, moreso on the side of western side of RM. There are golf courses, parks to walk or bike and city lake which I drove by a few days ago and all were busy with people. Okay this isn't Beverly Hills or Mayberry like Andy Griffith its just plain Rocky Mount. I'm not saying buy a house and settle here unless you got a decent job somewhere and enjoy a highway town. You can move into the country areas of Rocky Mount where everything is quiet ei off of Hwy 97 or down Sunset Ave where there are several $500k houses and bigger on large lots of land.
Rocky Mount does have lots of farm land so there is RM and then fields everywhere outside city limits.
It's what you make of it and I feel sorry for the people who posted in here talking about white flight (race % has not changed in decades, most people have been raised in the area), gang violence (if there is a gang of anytype here that is news to me.. the low class people here couldn't organize that) or anything else they have been ranting and raving. The creator of this post who gave their outside view was actually very accurate to this resident who has been here for decades.
The ghettoish side of RM has not spread out much. Law enforcement here has been doing a decent job they don't bully or let things run wild. Tarboro's law enforcement are tight asses for example. Then again Tarboro is in a majority of Edgecombe County and their school system and goverment areas are of question to me.
Anyway I urge you to get a second opinion about Rocky Mount and to ask someone who actually lives here locally. Also visit the area yourself because its forums like these that can make an okay place seem like a dump. One troll here has probably stopped a few decent transplants from joining the family.
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