Which city is better, Raleigh or Durham & WHY? (theatres, private schools)

[cofo]

Hello, I am really interested in both of these cities? I would appreciate it greatly if you all could help me out with which town is:

RALEIGH or DURHAM

-Better for a christian family
-Better for for friendly people
-Better parks
-Better PRIVATE schools
-Better museums
-Better suited for kids
-Better shopping malls (centers)
-Better movie theatres
-Better restruants (difficult word to spell)
-Greater population of retired folks
-Greater population of kids
-More beautiful nature
-Better commute times to work
-Greater quantity of things to do with family
-Better city for soccer teams (Ages 4-18)???

Thank you in advance

[urbywan]

They are both in the Bible belt so your first concern is really no concern at all.

[Desdemona123]

Originally Posted by cofo

Hello, I am really interested in both of these cities? I would appreciate it greatly if you all could help me out with which town is:

RALEIGH or DURHAM

-Better for a christian family
-Better for for friendly people
-Better parks
-Better PRIVATE schools
-Better museums
-Better suited for kids
-Better shopping malls (centers)
-Better movie theatres
-Better restruants (difficult word to spell)
-Greater population of retired folks
-Greater population of kids
-More beautiful nature
-Better commute times to work
-Greater quantity of things to do with family
-Better city for soccer teams (Ages 4-18)???

Thank you in advance

What are you looking for....I can see arguements for each area in most of those catagories.... what are you looking for and have you visited the area at all yet?

[lamishra]

Better for a christian family...equal

-Better for for friendly people...equal

-Better parks...equal

-Better PRIVATE schools...I think Raleigh just because they have more.

-Better museums...depends Durham has an awesome kids science museum, love it there, but Raleigh has all the state museums (art museum, history and natural sciences, plus exploris)

-Better suited for kids...equal

-Better shopping malls (centers) Durham has the awesome new Streets of Southpointe, but Raleigh has some nice malls too

-Better movie theatres...equal

-Better restruants (difficult word to spell)...I'd lean towards Durham for ecletic restaurants, but again, Raleigh has some places too

-Greater population of retired folks...no idea, if I had to guess I'd say Raleigh

-Greater population of kids... no idea

-More beautiful nature..equal

-Better commute times to work depends on where you live in either city and where you work. If it's RTP, I'd say Durham

-Greater quantity of things to do with family...depends on what you like to do..probably equal, maybe more in Raleigh

-Better city for soccer teams (Ages 4-18)???..I'd say Raleigh (CASL plus indoor soccer places) but you'll find them in both places.

I don't think you can go wrong in either place.