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It's absolutely amazing how anyone considering a move to the Triangle thinks it's all about Cary, Chapel Hill, and, if they don't think they can afford to buy into those areas, Wake Forest. And if they fail to pin the tail on them donkeys, they immediately head south to Fuquay or Garner.
This is a big area with so many great parts, get off the PC and come down to see for yourself.
We spent the first six months of our relocation planning back in 2006 thinking it was all about Chapel Hill. We visited that year and within three days knew that North Raleigh was totally where we belonged. Once we couldn't figure out why we'd be happy to pay at least twice as much in property taxes to live there all bets were off.
And no, Wake Forest isn't the "new" Cary (thankfully), it's just the old and slowly expanding Wake Forest. If you don't have to commute to RTP regularly it's a great place to live.
It's absolutely amazing how anyone considering a move to the Triangle thinks it's all about Cary, Chapel Hill, and, if they don't think they can afford to buy into those areas, Wake Forest. And if they fail to pin the tail on them donkeys, they immediately head south to Fuquay or Garner.
This is a big area with so many great parts, get off the PC and come down to see for yourself.
We spent the first six months of our relocation planning back in 2006 thinking it was all about Chapel Hill. We visited that year and within three days knew that North Raleigh was totally where we belonged. Once we couldn't figure out why we'd be happy to pay at least twice as much in property taxes to live there all bets were off.
And no, Wake Forest isn't the "new" Cary (thankfully), it's just the old and slowly expanding Wake Forest. If you don't have to commute to RTP regularly it's a great place to live.
I absolutely agree. WF is a lovely town. I really like it.
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Until Raleigh is connected to WF by something other than Capital Blvd... no.
It already is. You can get to Raleigh several different ways - 401 to 540, Falls of the Neuse or Highway 98. There are many other ways to get where you are going besides Capital. I rarely take Capital into Raleigh.
I have lived in Wake Forest area for 15 years and love it. I agree that if you aren't commuting to RTP, it is a fantastic place to live. But I hope (as do most people that I know) that it doesn't become as crowded and built up as Cary.
I'm looking into moving to the triangle within the next year. I'm fairly familiar with it, and I know from friends that Cary was "THE" thing for like 10 years. Every out of state transplant, especially those from the NE or with money went directly there.
Now it seems Cary is a bit overbuilt and crowded, and all of the really nice, more affordable homes are in Wake Forest. I have a thread on here looking for spaced out nice subdivisions, and all the ones that I really like are in Wake Forest.
So is WF the new Cary? Will buying a home there in the near future be a good investment as more and more people move there?
Ah....come visit before you make such statements. Wake Forest is nothing like Cary (which has it's own advantages but isn't Wake Forest either) and the rest of your comments.
We've grown a lot...when I moved here there wasn't Mal-wart here (and I wish there still wasn't) but the rest of the town has grown organicly and still kept a vibrant downtown area and great parks, etc.
The idea that you think it's 'too country'....I just can't even address. It's a southern town....not hillbilly hell.
So explain about double taxes if you live in Raleigh? Are property taxes higher in Raleigh? What about other suburbs? Anyone have percentages?
Or you can just move to unincorporated Wake county and pay no city taxes at all. . . . like I do
I'm only 10 miles away from the state capitol building downtown, and my house is surrounded by soybean, tobacco, strawberry, and pumpkin fields. . . . . . for at least another 5 years
Wake County has taxes of about 60 cents. For every 100K of property (and we tax vehicles), that's $600 in property taxes.
Each city/town has its own layers. Although unclaimed, many of the "non-taxed" areas pay a fire district tax, but let's ignore that for now.
Raleigh charges another 38 cents now. Cary's a couple of cents less, but I don't have it handy. All of Wake county, when you pay 2 layers of property tax, is within about 15 cents of each other.
Durham is I believe in the $1.50 range for city and county combined. Chapel Hill is about $1.60
Until Raleigh is connected to WF by something other than Capital Blvd... no.
I think NCDOT plans to upgrade Capital north of 540 to a freeway.
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