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If you have to ask if there's a music scene, it's probably not your scene. I just mean there's a huge scene for certain types of music, but you'd know that if you were into that kind of music.
You might like to check out the area weekly, the Independent, at indyweek dot com.
Raleigh has walkable areas and is very prone to sprawl in other areas.
What do you consider affordable for an apartment? When I bought gas the other day it was $3.34 a gallon but the price fluctuates based on the price of oil.
Minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Whether there are jobs here depends on your field. Maybe you can check a job board and see if there are any positions listed.
I am originally from Germantown and pretty familiar with Frederick. I would say the nightlife and music scene are pretty similar in both places. You should check out Independent Weekly to get a feel for some of it.
There was a time back in the 1990s when Carrboro (in the Raleigh metro area) was "on the national map" for the music scene as a "little Seattle". If that is at the top of the list of things you're asking about, I'd look into Carrboro or Chapel Hill (though CH is expensive). Carrboro has a generally young population, many grad students and former UNC students still hanging around the area.
It really depends on what type of music you like. Some genres like caribbean, latin, jazz (unless it is a small bar), much R&B and maybe some others are very little or non-existent. If you're into Rock, country, blue grass, country rock then you'll probably have more concerts to attend. just are not available while some others are more common then others. Also when you say walkable it really depends on what area of Raleigh. There are quiet a few areas of Raleigh that are not walkable or bike rideable. Just thought I'd add that in there since some people often forget to ask that as I did because coming from other cities I presumed that all cities accmodate bicycle riders.
My boyfriend just moved to Raleigh for his job. We found that rent for a 1 BR/1 bath runs anywhere from 670 +. He lives in a relatively nice place near the not so nice areas for about $780/month not including power, water, and cable. Gas prices in his area was $3.44+ last weekend. We have to drive just go get everywhere though. It seems like if you want to rent a place within a walkable distance to other areas, you're looking at well over $1200 for rent. I've been trying to get a job in Raleigh too from three hours away, but so far no luck with interviews.
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