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Originally Posted by Snowpea
I would recommend Cary to plenty of people but I do not think it is the right place for the original poster. In my view Cary falls somewhere between a big town and a small city. It is still growing and changing. It certainly does not feel like small-town living to me (despite the awards). Additionally, Cary is not an isolated community. It is situated in the middle of the Triangle metropolitan area. It borders the city of Raleigh and the rapidly growing towns of Apex, Morrisville and Holly Springs.
Cary is well-populated. It has been a popular relocation destination for decades. Back in 1960 there were just 3,356 residents. By 1980 there were 21,958 residents. As of April 2007 there were 121,457 residents. In twenty years from now there will likely be over 200,000 residents. Cary covers a larger land area then it once did. It has gone from 9.86 square miles in 1980 to 52.75 square miles in 2006 (too annex-happy for some). At last count there were 2,614 people per square mile in Cary (too crowded for some).
The roads are generally busy in Cary. In my experience there are rarely traffic jams outside of peak commuter times/routes or special circumstances (road works/ice storm/etc). The average home price is high in Cary by NC standards (but low compared to many places). There are many million-dollar houses that buoy the figures. However, there are also some older neighborhoods with smaller houses that are priced reasonably (under $200,000). Cary has residents from all economic levels (though weighted towards the upper-middle classes). It is not exclusively upscale as is often reported.
http://www.townofcary.org/depts/dsdept/P&Z/populationreport.pdf (broken link)
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Good Job, snowpea, and have a rep point with my compliments!
I like Apex a lot for the small town feeling, yet close to all sorts of good stuff.
And there is also Wake Forest.
And on and on...
If the OP is interested in investigating the Triangle area, The Raleigh Metro forum is the best place.