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I moved to Charlotte from Manhattan about 4 years ago. It's been a really great experience for me - Charlotte is nothing like Manhattan, and that's part of the fun of it. Everything you have in NY is here, but there's probably less of it and I am sure it closes earlier. That said, you'll find great people, tons of opportunity, a great airport and lots of new experiences.
As for the comparison between Raleigh and Charlotte, I think Charlotte is a bit more "southern" but both would be great places to live. The tie breaker for me was the airport, I can get anywhere in the US and Caribbean non stop from here - and there's enough Europe service that you can get anywhere in the world in one stop.
Depends on where you live in Manhattan (everything closing earlier). Our son's first stint in the city he was in the financial district, and it was QUIET at night, even on the weekends. But generally your point is true.
I know the RTP brings in people from all over but I know so many midwesterners and northerners who have moved to Charlotte I wonder if it's more southern than RTP these days.
And the Charlotte airport is so great and pretty easy to access. It was the tie breaker for us too.
If you move to the Triangle and you are from NY, it's an unwritten rule that you move to Cary and nowhere else within the Triangle. Otherwise, how will Cary keep its humorous acronym? (Containment Area for Relocated Yankees for those who don't know).
You move to Charlotte, well you don't have to worry about silly acronyms holding true to form.
Raleigh has the most New Yorkers, Long Islanders, who are seeking quaint, small-town experiences in which to raise a family.
Since Wake County Public Schools are all good without needing to avoid certain ones, they are settling in many of the small towns in the Triangle, and bigger towns like Cary, Raleigh & Durham.
The ones who are drawn to a big city probably all come to Charlotte. I think a lot of upstate NY'ers like Charlotte's landscape which is a little more inland-looking, likely similar to NY State.
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