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05-21-2013, 02:29 PM
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In a year or two the wife and I would like to move to the Charlotte area from NY. We are in our mid 20's and have a 3 year old. I am wondering what towns would be a good place to move and find a house around 150,000-200,000.
I would like to be 20-25 minutes from Charlotte on the north or northwestern side preferably. We like living in a suburban type area or gated type community and would like to have good public schooling options.
Any input would be appreciated to narrow down an area. Thanks!
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05-21-2013, 06:54 PM
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Why the Northern side? The reason I ask is if you get a job in the South Side of Charlotte (e.g Ballantyne) your commute is going to be a nightmare.
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05-21-2013, 07:04 PM
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The northern side because it's closer to a couple of lakes that I would like to doing a decent amount of fishing at and closer to the mountains.
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05-21-2013, 08:07 PM
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150-200k and gated community seems like an oxymoron.  |
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05-22-2013, 06:38 AM
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Yeah gated community's a stretch, more like a nice friendly neighborhood.
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05-22-2013, 08:26 AM
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Concord is on the northern side of CLT and is in line with what you're looking for. A 20-30 minute drive to Uptown, fantastic public schools (I can vouch from experience), and plenty of gated and non-gated (but lovely) neighborhoods. Don't be fooled by the overdeveloped stretch of big box stores near the border - Concord has a lot to offer.
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05-22-2013, 08:54 AM
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Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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Originally Posted by kobza223
The northern side because it's closer to a couple of lakes that I would like to doing a decent amount of fishing at and closer to the mountains.
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Besides the usually mentioned lakes, there are some small lakes in Gaston County & Moss Lake AKA Kings Mountain reservoir in eastern Cleveland County for fishing. However, it all depends on where the job is.
The general rule of thumb is that the further out you get, the more real estate you get for your money. |
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05-22-2013, 09:10 AM
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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Besides the usually mentioned lakes, there are some small lakes in Gaston County & Moss Lake AKA Kings Mountain reservoir in eastern Cleveland County for fishing. However, it all depends on where the job is.
The general rule of thumb is that the further out you get, the more real estate you get for your money.
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Well, I think that pretty much rings true for a majority of urban areas in the entire country, save for Washington DC. |
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05-22-2013, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kobza223
In a year or two the wife and I would like to move to the Charlotte area from NY. We are in our mid 20's and have a 3 year old. I am wondering what towns would be a good place to move and find a house around 150,000-200,000.
I would like to be 20-25 minutes from Charlotte on the north or northwestern side preferably. We like living in a suburban type area or gated type community and would like to have good public schooling options.
Any input would be appreciated to narrow down an area. Thanks!
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Job first my man..worry about the job first then figure out where you are going to live. |
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05-22-2013, 02:02 PM
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Job first my man..worry about the job first then figure out where you are going to live.
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I really agree with this and was the reason I asked about the desire to be on the North side. If the guy gets a job in Ballantyne it makes no sense to be living up by Concord or thereabouts.
The difference may be 15-20 minutes on weekends when one could go to the Lake or mountains and won't make much difference in those activities vs. a daily commute which could be double or triple (or higher) that time when you have to face rush hour traffic every day - which will make a huge difference in your life.
My suggestion to the OP is that if he and his wife want to move here and are committed to doing so in 1-2 years time that they spend a few weekends getting to now the area and then when they think they found what they want spend a few weekdays here and try out the daily commute. |
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