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I disagree Greensboro and Raleigh are very similar. Raleigh is just much bigger. If you look at the character of both cities in terms of their neighborhoods, parks etc. They are similar
I disagree Greensboro and Raleigh are very similar. Raleigh is just much bigger. If you look at the character of both cities in terms of their neighborhoods, parks etc. They are similar
All cities have parks and neighborhoods. That doesn't mean they are similar.
Regarding the OP’s question, I am also of the opinion that Greensboro is similar to Winston-Salem, and Winston- Salem is similar to Greensboro. It would be difficult to find any other cities that would be as close to these, demographically, as they are to each other. Comparisons of these two cities to Raleigh or Durham would be inaccurate by any metric.
Greensboro is still transforming itself from the 20th century legacy industries of tobacco and textiles, although there is still a strong, thriving insurance presence there. Winston-Salem is also continuing to shift away from the 20th century industries of tobacco and textiles, and its once strong banking industry has declined to some degree, but it is still there. Both cities are achieving some measure of success in transitioning to more 21st century economies; Greensboro with Honda Jet and Winston-Salem with healthcare, as examples.
Regarding the comparison of Winston-Salem (or Greensboro) to Durham, I used to see Durham, while home to a world renown university and part of the RTP, as a smallish quiet city full of abandoned tobacco warehouses and great restaurants, and not nearly on par with Greensboro or Winston-Salem. That’s changed dramatically in recent years and will continue to change. It’s growth and diversification over the past few years have been stunning. You know when international developers like Hines start building there that it’s in a different league. Its advantage of being part of the RTP, as well as home to Duke University, is terribly hard to overstate. For example, the Duke School of Medicine recently leased 273,000 square feet of space in the Parmer RTP campus in order to create a new research lab focusing on infectious diseases, so the lines between Duke, Durham and RTP are blurring more and more as the Life Sciences industry continues to expand in the area.
Yeah, Raleigh and G'boro have almost nothing in common. And Durham and W-S have some superficial things in common, but if you've spent any time in both you'd quickly realize they aren't really similar.
Exactly. Those making these claims have probably spent little to no time in Raleigh or Durham. They're just basing their opinions on hearsay and what they read in forums like urbanplanet and city-data. They have no true knowledge of how these cities are currently scaled.
I disagree Greensboro and Raleigh are very similar. Raleigh is just much bigger. If you look at the character of both cities in terms of their neighborhoods, parks etc. They are similar
Neighborhoods? Parks?
What about industries, population, growth rates, GDP, operating budgets, annual revenues from property taxes, household incomes, per capita incomes, home values, rental costs, traffic patterns, number of commercial and residential developments, number of bars and restaurants, crime statistics, number of adults with degrees, % of millenials, flights to/from airports, ranking on "best of" lists, etc?
Last edited by uncchgrad; 11-11-2020 at 08:22 PM..
I disagree Greensboro and Raleigh are very similar. Raleigh is just much bigger. If you look at the character of both cities in terms of their neighborhoods, parks etc. They are similar
This is like saying dogs are similar to cats.
They both are furry animals that walk on four legs. They both are popular pets. That's about where the similarities end.
Last edited by uncchgrad; 11-11-2020 at 08:34 PM..
What about industries, population, growth rates, GDP, operating budgets, annual revenues from property taxes, household incomes, per capita incomes, home values, rental costs, traffic patterns, number of commercial and residential developments, number of bars and restaurants, crime statistics, number of adults with degrees, % of millenials, flights to/from airports, ranking on "best of" lists, etc?
Speaking of “best of” lists …. another one just came out by Resonance (never heard of them) as noted by WRAL Techwire today:
"A new report from an international consulting firm Resonance ranks Raleigh as No. 25 among the 100 Best Cities in the US with Durham coming in at No. 44 and Charlotte at No. 34."
Speaking of “best of” lists …. another one just came out by Resonance (never heard of them) as noted by WRAL Techwire today:
"A new report from an international consulting firm Resonance ranks Raleigh as No. 25 among the 100 Best Cities in the US with Durham coming in at No. 44 and Charlotte at No. 34."
Shouldn't Greensboro be #24 or #26 since the city is "very similar" to Raleigh?
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