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Im a college senior at SUNY Cortland, near Syracuse NY, 21 years old. I recently have 2 job offers in different places and im not quite sure what is best for me. I really have always wanted to move to NC and I hear Raleigh is quite a good spot for college grads and that happens to be where I have a job lined up at BulkTV (8537 Six Forks Road #100 Raleigh, NC 27615). I love warm weather and don't have much family in NY im leaving behind, also NC job offers much more money then NY job!
Overall I just had a few questions I was hoping you guys could answer to make this tough decision easier on me;
How friendly is everyone? Is it easy to meet other 20-30 year olds(good population of that age)?
Is it a fun place to live overall? How is the night life? A good place to start a family? Is town down lively?
I would like a commute to be about 20-30 minutes AT MOST, love sports and the outdoors (beaches/ocean especially).
Mainly I just want a friendly, nice environment to keep me active, smiling and happy!
*This is very important because I will be moving within the next month and I really would like to hear everyones opinions on this!
I made a similar move about 13 years ago. I graduated from SUNY ESF (adjacent to Syracuse campus) and then moved to NC. It's a great place to live, imo. As long as you stay out of the rural areas it is still somewhat forward thinking. I'm not big on bars or whatever, but I met my wife soon after moving and we have two kids. The six forks (North Raleigh) area is a great location - hoping to move there if I sell my home in Creedmoor, NC.
Personally, I'd recommend coming down for a weekend and getting a feel for things, including apartments and such. There are lots of unique areas to live (from suburbs down revitalized downtowns) to choose from.
by forward thinking do you mean "liberal", as in people who watch MSNBC? If so I may need to rethink my move to NC.
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Originally Posted by matted
I made a similar move about 13 years ago. I graduated from SUNY ESF (adjacent to Syracuse campus) and then moved to NC. It's a great place to live, imo. As long as you stay out of the rural areas it is still somewhat forward thinking. I'm not big on bars or whatever, but I met my wife soon after moving and we have two kids. The six forks (North Raleigh) area is a great location - hoping to move there if I sell my home in Creedmoor, NC.
Personally, I'd recommend coming down for a weekend and getting a feel for things, including apartments and such. There are lots of unique areas to live (from suburbs down revitalized downtowns) to choose from.
Check apartments in the Triangle Town Center area. I think that would be an easy commute for you. Plenty of outdoor sports and things to do but the ocean is 2 - 3 hours away, but so are the mountains, so its a great location!
Check apartments in the Triangle Town Center area. I think that would be an easy commute for you. Plenty of outdoor sports and things to do but the ocean is 2 - 3 hours away, but so are the mountains, so its a great location!
Definitely a great place to raise a family!
I live in Northridge Crossings, very near Triangle and a nice choice with reasonable rent.
by forward thinking do you mean "liberal", as in people who watch MSNBC? If so I may need to rethink my move to NC.
Wake's pretty mixed in the whole liberal-vs-conservative thing, but Durham and Chapel Hill/Carrboro are some of the most liberal places in the South. We're both pretty damn proud of it, too. YMMV.
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