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My retired Mom, Aunt and I (still working) are looking for a nice, safe town near a larger city. Would love to move to a town with a vibrant downtown.
Prefer living near the mountains.
Any suggestions?
My retired Mom, Aunt and I (still working) are looking for a nice, safe town near a larger city. Would love to move to a town with a vibrant downtown.
Prefer living near the mountains.
Any suggestions?
Well, towns with vibrant downtowns are sometimes hard to come by - the vibrance is usually only found in the bigger cities I would suggest you base yourself within an hour of Asheville. It is a beautiful mountain city with quite the art scene, among other things. A bit expensive to live in, and jobs are limited to tourism types for the most part, so look at smaller towns like Marion or Hendersonville. Happy hunting!
My retired Mom, Aunt and I (still working) are looking for a nice, safe town near a larger city. Would love to move to a town with a vibrant downtown.
Prefer living near the mountains.
Any suggestions?
Probably need a little more info. Such as - do you want to live in a near suburb of a 'large town'? Or are you talking about living ina very rural setting that is within 15-30 minutes of all your needs?
My initial suggestion would be to focus on something just outside of Asheville. Asheville will offer all the shopping, dining, arts/culture, etc. that you could desire (and still receive between Atlanta & Washington, D.C.) That list would include towns such as Mars Hill, Brevard, Hendersonville, etc. that are all within a 30 mile radius of Asheville. if you want something closer, then look accordingly. if you don't mind being an hour away, etc. then you are looking at places like Boone, a great spot in it's own right, and very much a university town (Appalachian State - approx 12K+ students). Marion, Burnsville, lots of other smallish towns, that might appeal.
Good luck, and feel free to ask further questions...
Honestly, it's almost like a gold rush these days. There are so many new developments, etc going up in western N.C. that you couldn't throw a stick without hitting one. It's kind of funny, as I was born there, and have lived there or nearby (within 3 hours) all of my life. It was always just a whole lot of small towns with little to no opportunity to attract industry, etc. that had no chance to keep all of their young people from moving away the first chance they got.
Now, suddenly, western N.C. is the hottest of hot places to be. It's a nice thing to see, and something that was totally unexpected...
It really IS a beautiful country, and the people are welcoming, too. They won't run out to your car to greet you when you arrive, but if you show them you want to join their circle, they'll bend over backwards to welcome you. The cost of living is low, even though Asheville can be expensive compared to the rest of the area. Twenty miles outside Asheville, things are much cheaper.
I'm a private person so thank you abdnva for letting me know that people won't push their way on me unless they know I want to join in-Asheville seems ok
I'm trying to relocate to North Carolina may 2012, from upstate New York. I am 21, and wondering how the job market is. Would it be difficult for me to support myself?
I'm trying to relocate to North Carolina may 2012, from upstate New York. I am 21, and wondering how the job market is. Would it be difficult for me to support myself?
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