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I'm not a Charlotte fan. My spouse grew up in Charlotte and all my in-laws live there still so pretty familiar with the Queen City as we travel there quite often. We live in Chapel Hill now and definitely prefer the Triangle to Metrolina. Raleigh would get my vote over Charlotte, but I'd rather be in Chapel Hill. I do like IKEA, but not a pro-sports fan, much prefer the college/academic more liberal atmosphere in the Triangle. There are certainly worse places to live in NC, but Charlotte would be down in the middle of my "i could live there" list. Lots of places would be on my "no way" list. Only a few would be on my "i'd like to try it" list.
I'm not a Charlotte fan. My spouse grew up in Charlotte and all my in-laws live there still so pretty familiar with the Queen City as we travel there quite often. We live in Chapel Hill now and definitely prefer the Triangle to Metrolina. Raleigh would get my vote over Charlotte, but I'd rather be in Chapel Hill. I do like IKEA, but not a pro-sports fan, much prefer the college/academic more liberal atmosphere in the Triangle. There are certainly worse places to live in NC, but Charlotte would be down in the middle of my "i could live there" list. Lots of places would be on my "no way" list. Only a few would be on my "i'd like to try it" list.
I can respect that. I was just wondering whysome would pick Raleigh over Charlotte and vice versa. The Triangle definitely had more of a liberal college vibe and Charlotte id more of a professional, corporate, moderate city. Charlotte has IKEA but Raleigh has H&M.
Both areas have a lot of positives and are among the fastest growing areas in the country. They should both be proud. I will say for myself as someone who wants to live in a more urban environment Charlotte has the edge. But there is a lot to love about both areas and they both do North Carolina credit.
I grew up near Charlotte, but I prefer the Triangle because it is more liberal, hip, and well-educated. I also like it more because it is fairly close to DC and the Northeast Corridor.
Both areas have a lot of positives and are among the fastest growing areas in the country. They should both be proud. I will say for myself as someone who wants to live in a more urban environment Charlotte has the edge. But there is a lot to love about both areas and they both do North Carolina credit.
Without a shadow of a doubt both areas are something to be proud about. NC is basically growing so fast because of these two areas. As a Charlottean I give Raleigh it's props. I understand some who prefer one city would not like the other. But really with these two it just depends on the line of work that you do that would determine which city would be better for you.
Anyway, Charlotte reminds me of Raleigh AND Durham combined but much bigger.
Considering that Raleigh (and Durham) have two things Charlotte doesn't have -- state government headquarters and multiple MAJOR research universities; Charlotte is doing great. Also, from a land use/transportation standpoint, Charlotte makes Raleigh look like a kindergartner. When cities all over the world were building stadiums and arenas downtown, Raleigh put their arena in a place where only people with a car can access it.
Raleigh is a about 2.5x smaller than Charlotte and Charlotte is more dense. Charlotte is growing in, Raleigh is growing out.
Size isn't everything at all, but when you're the same metro size, it's pretty telling.
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