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Originally Posted by Jcampbe
I have yet to visit NC.
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Well then, clearly THAT needs to be your first step. Then you'll have actual questions for us about X, Y, and Z places you saw.
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I've looked online for places that I think fits my criteria and Cary, Clayton, and Wake Forest stood out. Perhaps you could shed some light on that.
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Online sites are showing only a tiny portion of an area and generally presented in the best possible light. Think of what you see online about NYC, vs what it's actually like day in, day out. This is why you should come and look around places in person before considering moving anywhere.
Cary is stereotyped as being chock-full of Northern transplants and "Stepford-neighborhoods" to the max. Not entirely accurate, but OTOH, stereotypes don't get started without a grain of truth.
Wake Forest is where a lot of the newer growth is happening just because the places west of Raleigh (such as Cary & Apex) were so popular with relocators that they are now congested and lost some of the very charm that was once appealing. But WF is more of a hike to downtown Raleigh and as much "stuff" to do as the western towns, and Capital Blvd/US-1, the primary way from WF to Raleigh, can be a traffic snarl.
Clayton is in a much more rural area but is also becoming a transplant destination. It's not in Wake county which means the schools aren't part of the huge Wake county school district over 155K+ students, and many folks like that specifically.
I suggest you read the pinned thread at the top of this forum about relocating to the Triangle, which has many oft-asked questions and discussions. But most of all, pay a visit to anywhere you're considering moving. You don't know how accurate, how encompassing, or how current what you read about a place online might be.