help : info about durham (Welcome: middle-class, rentals, homes)

[yinn]

i am going to work in durham regional hospital in durham soon, just want to know some more information about this hospital, and the city. will the rental fee be quite high ? and how about safety issue ? how far is this city from new york ? how about public transportation , as i am from other country and i dont' have international driving liscen yet, so it will take me some time to learn driving, i hope there will be some public transportation for me to use .
thanks

[RaleighRob]

Originally Posted by yinn

i am going to work in durham regional hospital in durham soon, just want to know some more information about this hospital, and the city. will the rental fee be quite high ? and how about safety issue ? how far is this city from new york ? how about public transportation , as i am from other country and i dont' have international driving liscen yet, so it will take me some time to learn driving, i hope there will be some public transportation for me to use .
thanks

Welcome to the US.
Durham rentals are pretty affordable compared to similar cities of equal size. Many are listed regularly at (broken link) ...just look for those that say "Durham".
Durham Regional Hospital is a pretty good place...my grandfather went there when he was ill because the hospital in his small town couldn't help him as well.
Durham's safety---well that depends on WHERE in Durham you are. There are a few bad parts of town, but they're easy to identify. Since you have no car, you're going to need to live near the hospital, I assume, and that's in North Durham, along the North Duke Street corridor. That area is safe....lots of middle-class homes.
You should probably pick a home near a bus line. You can find info on Durham's bus line at http://data.durhamnc.gov (I believe Durham Regional Hospital is on bus Route 4.)

Good luck in your move!!

[yinn]

thanks a lot for your infomation. i will look through the website that you have given to me.