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I live in the Raleigh suburbs and this is a fair assessment. What makes Raleigh stand out more than those cities is the more robust job market and a bigger MSA/CSA than either of those cities. Although driving through downtown Raleigh could conjure up images of Omaha. I will say that DT Raleigh has really been buzzing over the last several years though.
Raleigh just has so much more to offer than those other cities, although I've heard good things about Omaha. The downtowns might not stand out from each other but the cities & metro areas are completely different. Raleigh will also start to look much more cosmopolitan in the coming years compared to those cities.
I call it the Atlanta effect. Raleigh continues to grow and develop in a way that you have to get off the interstate to appreciate what's there. Behind the heavily forested area are thousands of new homes, apartments, retail and commercial developments. All relatively affordable compared to larger metros.
It's kinda intresting Raleigh is the favorite city of NC compared to Charlotte. I though Charlotte would be more well received nationally because of its size alone. Charlotte has the 17th largest population in the US but yet gets overlooked by it's East Coast counterparts. Charlotte has all the key ingredients of a major city in the US: major sports team, skyscrapers, traffic, Concerts, local celebrities, stadiums. One thing that holds it back is it's lacks culture that sets it apart from being just another sun-belt city.
It's kinda intresting Raleigh is the favorite city of NC compared to Charlotte.
According to who???? Lololol
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I though Charlotte would be more well received nationally because of its size alone. Charlotte has the 17th largest population in the US but yet gets overlooked by it's East Coast counterparts. Charlotte has all the key ingredients of a major city in the US: major sports team, skyscrapers, traffic, Concerts, local celebrities, stadiums. One thing that holds it back is it's lacks culture that sets it apart from being just another sun-belt city.
Charlotte is a newcomer to the "big cities club" but I'm curious as to how you think it gets overlooked. It's growing rapidly, companies are moving and expanding there left and right, it's getting more big-ticket events, its airport is quite big and busy for its size and growing, it's expanding transit, etc. I mean what else do you want? Lol
City publicity, amenities, workforces, etc., are more about CSA/PSA than MSA.
Charlotte was #23 at last count.
Gotta disagree with that. MSA is generally more relevant when it comes to that except in a few select cases when it comes to multinodal or very isolated regions. Charlotte doesn't fall into that category which is why there's very little difference between its MSA and CSA populations.
I have a few friends from high school who relocated to the Charlotte area. One who refuses to live in NC and bought a house in Fort Mill (I don't know her reasons). I was happy to visit them in Charlotte for the day but was equally happy leaving that same day.
I've only been to Raleigh for short work trips.
Neither city did anything for me. I didn't dislike them but I didn't find anything special about them either. They were both too new for me.
Neither Raleigh nor Charlotte are tourist places. Their strength is liveability. I’m pretty sure Raleigh’s biggest calling card after basketball and RTP are the endless magazine lists for best places to live it’s been on for the past 20 years.
I call it the Atlanta effect. Raleigh continues to grow and develop in a way that you have to get off the interstate to appreciate what's there. Behind the heavily forested area are thousands of new homes, apartments, retail and commercial developments. All relatively affordable compared to larger metros.
This is a good description. I think a lot of people say they've been to Raleigh but have only gone to one specific area or have just drove through. Like you said, you gotta get off the highways. I know it's not the most "wowing" place but a lot of development and neighborhoods are more isolated from the common roads people travel versus other cities.
This is a good description. I think a lot of people say they've been to Raleigh but have only gone to one specific area or have just drove through. Like you said, you gotta get off the highways. I know it's not the most "wowing" place but a lot of development and neighborhoods are more isolated from the common roads people travel versus other cities.
Yep, common for Cities in the South. A lot of new suburban sprawl, and nice homes, communities in the woods and boonies waiting to be explored...
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