What are your favorite & least favorite NC Cities? (Charlotte: low income, sale)

[mariegirl]

Favorites:
Raleigh
Durham (only particular parts!)
Hatteras
Wrightsville Beach
Asheville

Least favorites:
Fayetteville
Cary
Smithfield
Fuquay

[sprtsluvr8]

Originally Posted by Teressah

I've heard some terrible things about Greensboro! I am glad I did not move there last year when I had the chance, can't say what the problems were, I suppose it would sound racist to some..

You heard bad things about GSO so you're passing these rumors on as facts? It doesn't even sound as if you've ever been to GSO.

This is not an opinion to place any bets on...

[awakenthesun22]

Favourites:
Boone
Blowing Rock
Asheville

Least:
Jacksonville
Havelock
New Bern

[stech1]

Favorites:

Winston Salem
Salisbury
Asheville
Raleigh

Least Favorite:

Morehead City/Newport Area
New Bern
Anywhere east of Raleigh
Lexington

[nanannie]

Favorite- ASHEVILLE Least-Charlotte

[Durham, NC Native]

Originally Posted by Southpoint

I just want to set the record straight about Durham. I moved to southern Durham, near The Streets at Southpoint, November of 2005. I moved down from a very rural area of Massachusetts. This is my first experience living in a city…..if you even want to call this area of Durham a city. After LIVING in Durham for over a year, I can truly say I love living here. There is so much to do and everything is kept up so well. The only area of Durham I avoid at night is east central Durham. That area is where you will find most of the crime. It is an area that has not kept up with most of Durham. If you avoid that area, you will find that Durham has so much to offer. Northern Durham County is very rural, with lots of land and farmhouses. West central Durham has Duke University and many older and very nice homes. Southern Durham is where everything new is located, including the fabulous Streets at Southpoint mall. Most of the people that bash Durham are people that do not live here. If you do not live here, you do not know how good it is. When trying to get advice on Durham, listen to people that live here, not people that like to bash from afar.

Thanks for sharing your comments on Durham.

I'm a Durham native and I couldn't have said it better myself. I have lived in Durham all of my life, save about 6 years that I lived in Dallas. I LOVE Durham...I love its diversity (which many other areas of the triangle simply lack), its culture, its heritage, its people, etc. Durham is full of creative, well-educated, nice, down-to-earth people.

I'm 35 yrs old and I've never been a victim of any violence, theft, criminal act and never felt threatened in Durham. We leave our house un-locked when we're home (and often times when we're not!). We leave the front door open with just the storm door closed. Children in the neighborhood play outside without fear. Really, the persistent stereotypes about Durham are founded on such a small section of Durham, it is really a shame. I get tired of Durham being pegged as the armpit of the triangle by the media, the real estate agents, people who don't live here (and some who have never even visited), but just perpetuate the stereotype, etc.

Yes, Durham does have a drug and crime problem, but it honestly doesn't affect most residents’ day-to-day life. Most of the violence is against people who know each other. There aren't a lot of random acts of violence.

And the public schools do need some work, but they're not all bad. And of course, there are always good private schools if you can afford it.

Anyway, just glad to hear someone else plugging Durham, it is a nice alternative to Raleigh, Cary and other points East with a shorter, less stressful commute to the Park. I should know, I commuted to Cary from Durham for 8 years and I always felt really bad for the traffic jammed up the opposite direction...especially on a Friday afternoon when everyone just wants to get home from work and start the weekend.

[superk]

Favorites:

Winston Salem
Greensboro
Asheville
Raleigh
Charlotte
Wilmington
Concord

Least Favorite:

High Point
Lexington
Burlington
Rockingham

[dlively2]

Originally Posted by awakenthesun22

Favourites:
Boone
Blowing Rock
Asheville

Least:
Jacksonville
Havelock
New Bern

I may have a job opportunity open up in the New Bern area, what do you dislike about the area?

[dlively2]

Originally Posted by stech1

Favorites:

Winston Salem
Salisbury
Asheville
Raleigh

Least Favorite:

Morehead City/Newport Area
New Bern
Anywhere east of Raleigh
Lexington

I am possibly moving to the New Bern area, what should I know about it?

[dmccrae]

My Favorites:

Charlotte
Mooresville
Concord
Kannapolis
Troutman

My Least Favorites:


Statesville
Lexington
Goldsboro
Hendersonville
New Bern