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My wife and I are considering moving our family (5 and 2 year old) from North of Boston to the North Carolina area. I work in banking and am looking to relocate to a nice, family friendly area, find a job in banking and live in an area with a better cost of living than Massachusetts.
I've looked at the Durham, Cary, Wake Forest areas, but we want a nice community, bigger house (<$300,000) and a safe place to raise a young family.
My wife works in the medical field, so this seems like a good fit, but I will need to land a job in the banking field.
CRAPLOADS of us down there! The area your looking into would be good for your needs, I got some friends down there nice place. your should also consider VA, same deal, cheap (not NC cheap) but still way cheaper than the Boston area tons of NE transplants to make you feel at home and a lot closer to drive back.
Traditionally more banking jobs are in Charlotte as opposed to Raleigh/Durham but with Wachovia being acquired by Wells Fargo some of those jobs are being eliminated.
Quality of life between Raleigh and Charlotte is fairly similar (at least compared to Boston).
If you move here, you'll have to become a Canes fan
Traditionally more banking jobs are in Charlotte as opposed to Raleigh/Durham but with Wachovia being acquired by Wells Fargo some of those jobs are being eliminated.
Quality of life between Raleigh and Charlotte is fairly similar (at least compared to Boston).
If you move here, you'll have to become a Canes fan
Hey-check out Credit Suisse via their website-they have openings in RTP. Bring some fresh Samuel Adams from Germania Street!!! Check out Apex as well very family friendly-only advice is come down with a job and live close to work!! Go Canes and the Durham Bulls-
I cant speak for the job aspect, but as a MA transplant to NC and a parent of 3 children, this area has what you are looking for in regards to the other aspects. I would highly suggest driving down to get a look at the area before you make a commitment though. What is one persons dream area is another persons nightmare.
My wife and I are considering moving our family (5 and 2 year old) from North of Boston to the North Carolina area. I work in banking and am looking to relocate to a nice, family friendly area, find a job in banking and live in an area with a better cost of living than Massachusetts.
I've looked at the Durham, Cary, Wake Forest areas, but we want a nice community, bigger house (<$300,000) and a safe place to raise a young family.
My wife works in the medical field, so this seems like a good fit, but I will need to land a job in the banking field.
Any advice???
Please think it over well before you move, after living in So Fl for nearly 30 yrs and born and raised in NYC. This is a beautiful state but without freinds and family it gets very lonely and boring after a short while, again I am not trashing NC but it takes a lot of effort to make it work, it lacks that "Big City" feel. It tries but in my opinion it fails, again having lived in FT Lauderdale and NYC. Having school age children I imagine will help a great deal because you meet people a little easier through your kids, school etc. It lacks decent Mass transit, as does So Fl. Most of the fun stuff that we do involves day trips to the mountains or the beach, but with gas prices rising, that gets expensive. Though I love the Mountains. Again first and foremost what makes it easier to adjust here is Family or friends, and without neither I am miserable at times ! So please think it out, and best of luck to you and your family !
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