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Hey all. Next weekend my fiancee and I get a chance to come down to the Triangle area for a week to check it out... We're looking to move thereabouts in 2010.
She lived in Raleigh several years ago, but evidently it's changed a lot in the time since. I lived in Camp LeJeune when I was a kid, so I've got some memories of the area but nothing recent.
We're now in upstate New York and in our mid-thirties; she's an electrical engineer, I'm a software engineer. Looking to have kids soon. Not so much into the bar/club scene anymore... more like being outdoors and checking out the sights. Nice restaurants, parks, rivers, hiking, that sort of thing.
Any ideas on things to see and do? We don't really have much of an itinerary yet.
One thing I want to do, after we've seen the city areas, is check out the less developed areas. Ideally, we'll be able to live out in the country, if there's any to be had, in a house with some acreage. Haven't found a whole lot searching around so far, at least not within 20-30 minutes of the Triangle. I've had a bit of luck heading North from Raleigh.
We're not really interested in all the housing developments that seem to be filling up the search results, and I get the impression that there are a ton of suburbs packing up the area around the Triangle. How far out would we have to go to find livable country?
I grew up in Durham and just moved to Efland which is very rural, yet convenient to everything. I can get to the smaller towns of Mebane and Hillsborough for grocery shopping and and a few restaurants in 5-10 minutes. Durham and Chapel Hill are only 20 minutes away. The airport and North Raleigh are about 30 minutes away. Greensboro is about 30 minutes away as well. Bahama and Rougemont are also very pretty and nice if you don't mind being a little bit further from things. I'm not sure how much land you are looking for, but Hillsborough is really great and is hands down my favorite town. Mebane is nice too and more affordable.
A lot depends on your price range and amenities you are looking for.
There are many places east/west/north/south of Raleigh that fit what you are looking for depending on the price point you are trying to hit.
In the north look to Youngsville and Franklinton in Franklin County or go a bit west young man to Granville county and Durham county!
From a retail perspective check out the formerly known as City City Stores and Linen & use to be Things stores. There is value there for someone willing to jump into retail.
I suppose the best view to see the immediate Raleigh area is to traverse the Beltline, either Inner or Outer loop works the same way but in a different direction.
To get a more Arc'd view of the area you can traverses the Outer 'soon to be a portion Toll road' 540. One can go from Morrisville to Knightdale and see all the trees and homes and businesses along it current Arc.
Good luck with your trip and I am 100% sure you will find exactly what you are looking for
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