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If you asked, people would tell you I rarely recommend Cary. I live here. We have new residents coming out of our ears. That said? You want Wake County. Cary, Apex, North Raleigh.
The schools thing is not as scary as you're imaging.
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If you asked, people would tell you I rarely recommend Cary. I live here. We have new residents coming out of our ears. That said? You want Wake County. Cary, Apex, North Raleigh.
The schools thing is not as scary as you're imaging.
The more and more I look into things, the more and more I think Wake is the way to go.
We're signing with a realtor Friday and our house will be going on the market after the long weekend. She thinks we will have a contract within 30 days, (knock on wood), so looks like we may be climbing out of your ears before Christmas.
I would say Cary and Apex, or the "Southpoint" area of southern Durham County (this is very close to Chapel Hill). I personally like Raleigh, and lived in the North Hills neighborhood which has a large "mixed used" retail area.
I also grew up in Coral Springs. So glad to be out of there. I now live in SW Durham which reminds me of the Atlantic/University area by the Coral Square Mall twenty years ago. The only issue with SW Durham are the schools. You probably will not like Chapel Hill or Hillsborough at all. I would think that some of Raleigh area off of 540, Apex, or outskirts of Brier Creek would be a good fit for you.
I also grew up in Coral Springs. So glad to be out of there. I now live in SW Durham which reminds me of the Atlantic/University area by the Coral Square Mall twenty years ago. The only issue with SW Durham are the schools. You probably will not like Chapel Hill or Hillsborough at all. I would think that some of Raleigh area off of 540, Apex, or outskirts of Brier Creek would be a good fit for you.
Thanks! How long have you been gone from CS? My family left there in 1992 but I'm still in touch with friend and I've heard that it has really gone down hill.
Thanks! How long have you been gone from CS? My family left there in 1992 but I'm still in touch with friend and I've heard that it has really gone down hill.
I lived in CS from 1977 - 1991. My parents are still there in the same house I grew up in. It has gone downhill quite a bit. During the housing boom the area doubled in value and then dropped in half quickly which caused a ton of foreclosures. It was a great place to be a kid, but after I went to college I never went back because there aren't many good opportunities in South Florida.
Really the only places you are going to get the box stores and all the amenities is in Wake County. I am sure there are places in Durham but Durham is FULL of crime. Every day on the news its some type of shooting or robbery. I know Durham has some nice places to live but its limited. Chatham is very rural so I doubt that will fit your style. Johnson County has Clayton but Clayton is still a little country and kinda rural. They might have SOME box stores but not many.
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Please explain then! I don't see any facts about it being ignorant. I have lived here for 16 years I should know what I am talking about. Just because you have a different opinion doesn't mean I am ignorant. Thanks and have a great day!
If nothing else, for someone who's lived in the Triangle for 16 years to be unable to spell "Johnston County" seems pretty ignorant. And saying that Durham is "FULL of crime" is just preposterous, and suggests that you simply don't know what you're talking about on that subject, which is the definition of ignorance. But the rest of it appears to be mostly just differences of opinion, I guess.
I have lived here for 16 years I should know what I am talking about.
Let's not turn this into a In Defense of Durham post - there are plenty of those and the OP and others lurking should have a good look at them before dismissing Durham based on your comments. If we were having drinks together right now, though, I would likely ask you where you've lived for 16 years to have such an opinion of Durham, and you would likely tell me North Raleigh, or Apex, or Cary, or some other place that's not Durham. Then I would nod knowingly, and we'd have some good natured arguing back and forth, then we'd go our separate ways, neither of us changed in our opinions, but hopefully both a bit more thoughtful about making sweeping generalizations about cities, towns, and people that we only hear about on the news.
By and large, Durham is a great city, with many lovely neighborhoods and some of the more diverse and interesting people you'll meet in the Triangle (outside of Chapel Hill/Carrboro). Downtown is a happening place. There are some fantastic restaurants (great place for a foodie). Based on the OP's description of what her family likes, I agree that SW Durham is the best fit if Durham is in consideration - the other sections of planned communities in Durham are probably not as close to the box stores and chains as the OP would like to be. It used to be that you drove to Raleigh to shop if you lived in SW Durham. That is no longer the case. Box stores and major chains abound. The Streets of Southpoint provide the higher end shops some prefer.
Otherwise, if you really want to go suburban heaven (especially where shopping's concerned), I've been impressed with the area in North Raleigh around the WRAL Soccer Fields. There's a ton of shopping nearby, and tidy looking, planned neighborhoods.
It sounds like you'll be making the move soon! Good luck with the house sale!
Check out Mebane, Hillsborough (and other towns NW-West of Durham) and also Clayton (Johnston County) - look at Riverwood Community, Wendell, Knightdale (mostly Wake, but also Johnston Co. for part of Wendell) and of course, Wake Forest.
You may also want to check Creedmore.
Do more research on your own; and, good luck.
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