Looking for small town outside Raleigh! (Charlotte, Greensboro: house prices, purchase, schools)

[I'minformed2]

lol I just realized that I contradicted myself on here. I originally said that 140k would buy you a pretty decent house and then said that 130k wouldnt' get you anything. My second assessment was a little better. A few years ago 140l would get you a 3-4 bdrm brand new home in a nice neighborhood with a pool (neighborhood pool). But that's really not the case anymore. At least not in Wake County. If you went out to Chatham or Johnston county you could find that... but you'd also find the schools are pretty bad compared to those in Wake County.

[miragenine]

Originally Posted by i'minformed

lol I just realized that I contradicted myself on here. I originally said that 140k would buy you a pretty decent house and then said that 130k wouldnt' get you anything. My second assessment was a little better. A few years ago 140l would get you a 3-4 bdrm brand new home in a nice neighborhood with a pool (neighborhood pool). But that's really not the case anymore. At least not in Wake County. If you went out to Chatham or Johnston county you could find that... but you'd also find the schools are pretty bad compared to those in Wake County.

I found this list of towns but I'm not too sure where they are. Have you heard of any of these and are they in Wake County or Johnston maybe?
Thx!

Askewville
Avon
Bahama
Bat Cave
Bath
Big Lick
Blowing Rock
Bolivia
Bunlevel
Climax
Duck
Frog Level
Frog Pond
Grimesland
Gum Neck
Horneytown
Kill Devil Hills
Meat Camp
Lizard Lick
Speed
Tick Bite
Toast
Welcome
Wise
Whynot

[luckydog]

Have you heard of any of these? Yes, most of them
and are they in Wake County or Johnston maybe? I'll bold the ones I know offhand, that are NOT.


Askewville
Avon
Bahama
Bat Cave
Bath
Big Lick
Blowing Rock
Bolivia
Bunlevel
Climax
Duck
Frog Level
Frog Pond
Grimesland
Gum Neck
Horneytown
Kill Devil Hills
Meat Camp
Lizard Lick
Speed
Tick Bite
Toast
Welcome
Wise
Whynot

[miragenine]

Thank you luckydog that helps me alot! I just couldn't find these towns and didn't think they were for real by some of theyre names.

[mm34b]

Climax (Guilford County)

Bat Cave (Henderson County)

Bunnlevel (Harnett County)

Lizard Lick (Wake County)

Welcome (Davidson County)

Frog Pond (Stanly County)

Tick Bite (Lenoir County)

Horneytown (Forsyth County)

Askewville (Bertie County)

Avon (Dare County)

Bahama (Durham County)

Bath (Beaufort County)

Big Lick (Stanly County)

Blowing Rock (Watauga County)

Boliva (Brunswick County)

Duck (Dare County)

Frog Level (Rutherford County)

Grimesland (Pitt County)

Gum Neck (Tyrrell County)

Kill Devil Hills (Dare County)

Meat Camp (Watauga County)

Speed (Edgecombe County)

Toast (Surry County)

Wise (Warren County)

Whynot (Randolph County)

[greybridge]

I looked on googleearth and none of them are in wake or johnston. Some of them pulled up no results such as Big Lick, Horneytown, Lizard Lick ( i believe this one is close if not in one of these counties) and Whynot.

[greybridge]

Lizard Lick is in Wake County due east along hwy 64 and just north of Wendell which is near the Wake/Johnston County border.

[mm34b]

One of my favorites that was not on the original list:

Turkey (Sampson County)

The Bat Cave, NC Post Office used to get a ton of mail addressed to "Batman & Robin" or the "Caped Crusaders" during the 1960's as a result of the classic TV show, Batman.

[Bethanytedder]

Hey Wake County has a Lizard Lick. It might not be Hell, MI but hey it is a community.

[JAS]

I'm kind of partial towards Climax and Horneytown.