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Been there. Not for me. At this point I couldn't live anywhere east of Denver. I don't like humidity, I don't like bugs, and the "culture" of North Carolina isn't my cup of tea.
Well, you didn't list it, but I would pick Asheville, NC. if I HAD to live in NC.
Charlotte is experiencing uncontrolled growth at the time, and really, it reminds me far too much of the way Atlanta was in the early 1980s. Considering how Atlanta has turned out (ugh), I'm looking at Charlotte's future and it's too chaotic, so that nixes them out.
Greensboro, Salem, etc... nah. Too "blah" for me.
Keep in mind I'm an artsy person. I do photography part time, and like to walk though the woods, etc. So for ME, Asheville would be a good place. It's a funkier artsy type of town with a good variety of galleries, tourists, and restaurants, plus it's surrounded by lots of stuff to do outdoors. If you HAVE to get a "big city fix", it's not that far from Charlotte or even Atlanta if you have to go here. It's perhaps too small for those who like a lively urban life, but I'm winding down these days and that's just not my thing anymore.
Which of the following North Carolina metros would you live in: Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, or Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point? Describe the similarities and differences of the three areas too, and tell why you like one metro over the other.
Similarities: All three are the thriving metro areas of NC and even the Carolinas combined, and South. My personal opinion, these three areas contain all of the skylines of NC (Asheville an exception). FYI these areas contain over 5 million people. All three are experiencing growth and contribute much to the NC economy. Difference: The Triangle(Raleigh) has a technology and science based economy. As the capital city it also has alot of government jobs. It also has higher education having NCSU, UNC, and Duke, among others right there. Triad has a huge manufactoring sector. Charlotte has a huge banking, finance, transportation, and textile economy. Plus the best skyline. my pic: Charlotte. I like the fact that Charlotte has great economic growth, clean, and progressing at a faster rate than the other areas. All three would be a great choice and after Charlotte it's a toss between Winston-Salem or Raleigh.
Give it another 15-20 years and it will all sprawl and blend in with one another so you can't tell when you're leaving one and going into the other.
And people will talk about how pretty it used to be there.
Well the sprawl you talk about has been going on for a long time now. I can look back in time and Cary, NC is not the same as it was 5 years ago or 10 years ago.
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Probably Raliegh Durham area since it tends to be the most liberal of the three due to Chapel Hill and Carborro being nearby.
Not much of the ultra liberalism of Chapel Hill gets into Raleigh as you might assume nor does it get into Durham, but it is closer geographically.
I heard that Asheville wasn't getting gasoline for a while, during that big spike when it was up to $4.00. Is that true? Can anyone confirm? I'm ALL for alternative fuel, but until that day comes, I'd like to be able to show up to work.
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