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In the towns mentioned, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Pittsboro, etc. how would you describe the racial tension? For instance, is there the age old white part of town versus the black or brown part of town? Is this type of tension evident to the casual observer? How about the public schools in these towns?
Keep in mind that in North Carolina - with one exception - schools are county based. Towns here don't have their own school systems. So for Hillsborough you're looking at Orange County. For Pittsboro it's Chatham county. Carrboro is part of that one exception - the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools System.
With county-wide school systems, it's difficult to give more than a very general statement about the schools - which can vary from place to place within a county.
I suggest searching and reading through releveant threads in this forum to get a basic understanding of the schools here, and then come back with specific questions that you have after that, to help you narrow your inquiries.
In the towns mentioned, Hillsborough, Carrboro, Pittsboro, etc. how would you describe the racial tension? For instance, is there the age old white part of town versus the black or brown part of town? Is this type of tension evident to the casual observer?
How about the public schools in these towns?
Of course there is an "age old black part of town." Families own property, the property passes from generation to generation, and unless the owners have sold out there will always be a historically black part of town. To say there isn't such a place would be to deny the history of the area.
If your question is: do people of color live exclusively in the historically black part of town, then the answer is no. I don't think there is casually noticeable racial tension in any part of the Triangle.
Keep in mind that in North Carolina - with one exception - schools are county based. Towns here don't have their own school systems. So for Hillsborough you're looking at Orange County. For Pittsboro it's Chatham county. Carrboro is part of that one exception - the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools System.
With county-wide school systems, it's difficult to give more than a very general statement about the schools - which can vary from place to place within a county.
I suggest searching and reading through releveant threads in this forum to get a basic understanding of the schools here, and then come back with specific questions that you have after that, to help you narrow your inquiries.
The Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools System isn't the only one. There are 15 city districts in NC. However they are a drop in the bucket compared to the 100 county based systems.
The Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools System isn't the only one. There are 15 city districts in NC. However they are a drop in the bucket compared to the 100 county based systems.
Thanks for the clarification. I was attempting to refer to the local area but obviously didn't phrase it well.
Can anyone share their thoughts about Chapel Hill and Pinehurst. My husband and I are looking for a possible relocation town. We live in Stamford, CT, and are children are finishing college. I hope to find a H.S. math teaching spot.
I would just love someone to comment on the friendliness of people in both places and which would have more events going on.
Can anyone share their thoughts about Chapel Hill and Pinehurst. My husband and I are looking for a possible relocation town. We live in Stamford, CT, and are children are finishing college. I hope to find a H.S. math teaching spot.
I would just love someone to comment on the friendliness of people in both places and which would have more events going on.
Thanks
Pinehurst (and the whole "Sandhills" area of the towns around it--Aberdeen, Southern Pines, etc...you don't live there without spending time in all of them shopping etc) is a big GOLFING area, first and foremost. Lots of retirees but the golf course rules. Also lots of lakes and boating stuff. My parents retired there 20 years ago so I've spent a lot of time there.
Chapel Hill is a quintessential college town--a VERY different environment. Chapel Hillians have a reputation for being snobbier than most other areas (and having run a retail store in CH as well as other places, I definitely say the customers were the most "hard to please" there). Chapel Hill is part of the urban Triangle area so more "stuff going on" that you'd find in cities; folks in Pinehurst usually come to Raleigh or go to Fayetteville for big shopping trips, as what's down there is more expensive boutiques + big box stores (no malls per se). Pinehurst is an "older" demographic and Chapel Hill a "younger" one, both compared to each other and to the population overall.
But the enviroments are very, very different. It is hard to compare the two. Have you ever visited either? You'd want to do that before deciding anything, of course. They're close enough that you could see both in a weekend. Any particular reason you have your eyes on these two in particular? There are lots of other cool places in the area, but it reallty depends on what you're looking for.
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Chapel Hill vs. Pinehurst
