No. Carolina or Delaware (sales, real estate, home)
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Considering relocating from So. California to Delaware or No. Carolina. Any opinions and/or suggestions on your favorite cities (or those to avoid). Weather is an important factor. Would prefer city to a small town.I am retired but have a twenty-two year old with me. Thank you for any input.
Do you want tons of snow and sub freezing temps most of the winter or just some of the winter? N Carolina easily. Though I suggest Western NC if you're use to mountains.
Odd combination of choices, but why not?
I'll vote Delaware because it hardly gets any notice on here, and it seems nice enough from my limited experience with it. Close several very major northeast cities. Delaware isn't the coldest place out there by any means, but NC will be a bit warmer on average.
Considering relocating from So. California to Delaware or No. Carolina. Any opinions and/or suggestions on your favorite cities (or those to avoid). Weather is an important factor. Would prefer city to a small town.I am retired but have a twenty-two year old with me. Thank you for any input.
If weather is a factor and a retiree with a preference for cities over towns, North Carolina is probably seen as more retiree friendly with better weather and has nicer city options than Delaware. In terms of a focus city I would suggest Greensboro which is large enough probably (290K population) with a vibrant downtown, has plenty of shopping/services, a sizable community of people your 22 year old's age or similar thanks to a couple of large universities (UNC-Greensboro and NC A&T) plus a decent very sizable medical center (Moses Cone) if health care options are a concern. The climate is pretty mild with snow/ice a rarity and four otherwise equal seasons with beautiful Autumns and Springs. The cost of living very importantly is also fairly low with very affordable real estate, whether you buy or rent.
Do you want tons of snow and sub freezing temps most of the winter or just some of the winter? N Carolina easily. Though I suggest Western NC if you're use to mountains.
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Odd combination of choices, but why not?
I'll vote Delaware because it hardly gets any notice on here, and it seems nice enough from my limited experience with it. Close several very major northeast cities. Delaware isn't the coldest place out there by any means, but NC will be a bit warmer on average.
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If weather is a factor and a retiree with a preference for cities over towns, North Carolina is probably seen as more retiree friendly with better weather and has nicer city options than Delaware. In terms of a focus city I would suggest Greensboro which is large enough probably (290K population) with a vibrant downtown, has plenty of shopping/services, a sizable community of people your 22 year old's age or similar thanks to a couple of large universities (UNC-Greensboro and NC A&T) plus a decent very sizable medical center (Moses Cone) if health care options are a concern. The climate is pretty mild with snow/ice a rarity and four otherwise equal seasons with beautiful Autumns and Springs. The cost of living very importantly is also fairly low with very affordable real estate, whether you buy or rent.
Overall, Delaware has a slightly cooler climate than North Carolina. However, most cities and towns in North Carolina are much farther inland than equivalent population centers in Delaware and, therefore, are further away from the moderating influences of the Atlantic Ocean. Delaware, on the other hand, is situated on the Delmarva Peninsula, which is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. As a result, most Delaware residents live no more than 40-50 miles away from a saltwater coastline that provides temperature relief in both the summer and winter seasons. Furthermore, Delaware is squarely located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which features very low land elevation. For example, Dover, Delaware is located at 30 feet above sea level, whereas Raleigh, North Carolina is located at 315 feet above sea level. Interestingly, coastal areas with low-rise elevation on the East Coast, such as Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, for example, have similar climates to places that are located at much more southerly latitude, such as eastern North Carolina, for example. Essentially, I do not believe that someone should select North Carolina over Delaware simply due to the "better climate" of North Carolina.
As a state, Delaware seems to be better fiscally managed than North Carolina. Personally, I find this feat surprising because Delaware has lower taxes than North Carolina. At 0.56%, Delaware has the sixth-lowest effective real-estate tax rate in the nation or fifth-lowest, if you exclude the District of Columbia. Unfortunately, North Carolina ranks 21st in this category or 20th, if you exclude the District of Columbia, with an effective real-estate tax rate of 0.85% of as 2020. Also, Delaware does not levy a personal property tax on vehicles, unlike North Carolina. Therefore, Delaware residents pay an average of $0.00 in vehicle taxes on annual basis. In North Carolina, the effective vehicle tax rate is 1.23%, so the average resident can expect to pay approximately $308 per year on a $25,000 vehicle. Finally, and best of all, Delaware has no sales tax! And for what it's worth, public spaces in Delaware, such as beaches, parks, roads and shopping centers, for example, are in immaculate condition, especially in Sussex County. So, they're doing something right.
Northern Delaware is close to Philadelphia and in the Northeastern corridor, that is a big plus. Delaware is a small, but very nice state. Beautiful beaches too.
Delaware in general is much more accessible to big cities even if there aren't any large cities within the state.
North Carolina's large cities feel pretty suburban right outside of their cores, and in most of the state, you're a much further drive away from an area with a big city than you are in Delaware, which is geographically almost more like a big county. North Carolina has 100 counties and only about a dozen of them have anything that resembles a big city, and even those have that suburban feel.
Delaware in general is much more accessible to big cities even if there aren't any large cities within the state.
North Carolina's large cities feel pretty suburban right outside of their cores, and in most of the state, you're a much further drive away from an area with a big city than you are in Delaware, which is geographically almost more like a big county. North Carolina has 100 counties and only about a dozen of them have anything that resembles a big city, and even those have that suburban feel.
Wake County (Raleigh) and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) each have a higher population than the entire state of Delaware.
What significant advantages does living an hour drive away from Philly have over living in a city like Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro or, on the coast itself Wilmington? (NC's Wilmington; which I'm sorry, is pretty objectively a more desirable place than it's Delaware name-twin)
Unless OP is an Eagles, Flyers, or Phillies fan and really, really wants to attend a bunch of their home games each year; I'd say the fact that Delaware is in relative proximity to Philly is a fairly moot point based on the other criteria they've given.
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