Is Mooresville just an extension of Charlotte? (Hickory, Salisbury: for sale, high school)

[sbeard32]

My wife and I are moving from Arizona to NC this summer. She is a high school chemistry teacher so our location is going to be based on the best offer she gets. It looks like Mooresville is one of the major openings. BUT, we want to live away from the city.

Don't mind an hour commute as long as we don't have to hear helicopters flying over and sirens at night. I also have horses so I need a little land.

Is Mooresville just where people THINK they are moving to the country?

In other words, we don't mind the neighbor(s) having cows, goats, chickens, etc, (and in fact would prefer it) as long as the city wont be encroaching any time soon.

[Carolina_native]

Definitely look for property north of Mooresville. Mooresville is located in Iredell county. Or look to the west towards Catawba county.

Mooresville is a rapidly growing Charlotte suburb. Its trying to stay a lake community, which it is on the lake. But it owes its rapid growth also to its rather not too long commute (atleast in miles) to Charlotte.

Mooresville is still a little drive from Charlotte, about 20 miles to reach the city I guestimate.

Most of the growth from Mooresville is almost exclusively on its northern side and particulary the western side.

If you want land, for cheaper prices and out of the reach of a rapidly expanding surburbia, look 10 miles atleast outside the Mooresville city limits.

[Carolina_native]

In case you ask about other locations, the eastern side driving hwy 150 Im not very familiar with, so I cannot give alot of detail into that. Basically any land Statesville and points south are being gobbled up.

[sbeard32]

That is kinda what I was figuring from the "land for sale" research.

From what I can see, it seems that most of the growth is happening between Charlotte and the Winston/Salem all up the 85?

[Carolina_native]

Originally Posted by sbeard32

That is kinda what I was figuring from the "land for sale" research.

From what I can see, it seems that most of the growth is happening between Charlotte and the Winston/Salem all up the 85?

I-77 as well, but mainly from Ft Mill in SC to the Statesville area in NC.

Dont get me wrong, NC is a great state. The problem is that most people reloacting here all relocate to the same areas, to such a point it starts to affect the standard of living, in regards to traffic and schools. You will be hard pressed to hear helicopters flying overhead at night here, maybe its because Charlotte is the only local PD that has one but most choppers here seem to be reserved for traffic reports.

There are so many places to live in the Carolinas, from empty flat plains, mountains, rolling Piedmont hills, to busy cities like Charlotte.

[sbeard32]

Thanks for the info "Native." We are flying out the middle of next month and spending a week driving around the western part of NC. (Don't want to be any closer to the coast than Charlotte.)

How far north/west from the Charlotte area to get the full 4 seasons?

[CharlotteAgent]

Hickory area might suite you or in Lincolnton.

[Mr.Sippi]

Id say there were four seasons in Charlotte???

Originally Posted by sbeard32

Thanks for the info "Native." We are flying out the middle of next month and spending a week driving around the western part of NC. (Don't want to be any closer to the coast than Charlotte.)

How far north/west from the Charlotte area to get the full 4 seasons?

[Carolina_native]

Originally Posted by Mr.Sippi

Id say there were four seasons in Charlotte???

Well I dont think he wants to move to a big city, thats part of the reason for moving away from Arizona.

And I think that if you go to Hickory or Lenoir you stand a far better chance of seeing all four seasons.

These cities are are not really close to Mooresville, Hickory is about 1 hour from Mooresville, Lenoir probably an hour and a half.

Hickory is a mid sized city with around 40,000 in the city limits, Lenoir is smaller than that.

[neednewhouse]

I grew up in Mooresville, and while the lake area is very crowded now (so different from when I was growing up) there are some very rural areas of Mooresville left - lots of land and cows.

I would suggest you look in the Highway 150/152 EAST area - sort of close to Mooresville downtown but towards China Grove (on 152) or towards Salisbury (on 150). Those are nice, rural areas.

If you go just north of Mooresville to Troutman, it's still very rural as well.