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Hi all! I will be relocating to Raleigh in May without ever having visited! I will only have a three day trip in April to rent an apartment, and I am looking for input as to what areas I should gravitate towards, or stay away from. I'm a single woman, early thirties, no kids. Looking for a safe area with a quick (15-20 minutes) commute to my job downtown, rent under $700/month. I'm hoping some kind Raleigh-ites will help a me out by pointing me in the right direction. Thanks!
My husband works in downtown Raleigh and for awhile we were renting an apartment in Cary. Took him about 15 minutes to get to work. You may want to look at apartments around Cameron Village if you want to be closer to downtown. You could easily hop on the R-Line and get a free ride to work if you were living there.
My husband works in downtown Raleigh and for awhile we were renting an apartment in Cary. Took him about 15 minutes to get to work. You may want to look at apartments around Cameron Village if you want to be closer to downtown. You could easily hop on the R-Line and get a free ride to work if you were living there.
Rline doesn't run to Cameron Village unless it's been changed recently and I haven't noticed.
While not impossible to live along the Rline for 700 bucks a month, it's not going to be easy to find a place on that budget downtown. But, it might be worth paying extra rent to avoid the hassle of driving. That's a choice the OP has to make. Parking might be the trigger here. If her job does not include parking and she has to pay for it, it might be better to spend that money living downtown along the R-line. And, if that's the case, then it's going to be a matter of where DT she's going to work. The R-line only runs in counter clockwise loops. One wouldn't want to go 3/4 around the loop route before reaching work if one could help it. Knowing exactly where the job is would be helpful to give further guidance.
For reference, here's the Rline website. Get Around :: R-LINE :: Downtown Raleigh
It depends what types of areas you like... city, rural, etc. What do you want to be close to other then work? Do you want to be super close to shopping, restaurants, etc... or do you want to be just outside a little away from the hussle and bussle...
I live in north raleigh right now which gives me a good combo... quiet but shopping and restaurants is still just 2 minutes away.
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