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I have been hunting through the posts and saw quite a few things I might find difficult adjusting to. Heat and humidity is a concern but not a deal breaker. I lived in Vegas for quite a few years so I know hell just a different kind of hell from what I could tell from the posts.
My main question, my hubby us in process of a new job in RTP area. It will pay for relocation and we will be making a nice increase so we can afford to be picky on where we go. As I am from California I am at a loss as to How far everything is and how long it takes to get around the area. If the map for the area was of Cali I would think no way would I live in Raleigh when Durham is so far away. We are used to commutes of 40 min and that is not a problem but I have no point of reference on how far that is when looking at maps.
We would like to research rural type areas a commutable distance from RTP most likely close to the hub whatever that might be. I would love to have the option of a horse in the back yard and maybe some ducks and chickens. We have dogs and cats to relocate are there predators that we will need to be wary of? Out here we don't let the cats out because of coyotes is there an equivalent there?
Schools? Private or public? I have concern where we are due to such budget cuts that I think the education is lacking the extras that should be there like art and music. Sports are even being cut here.
We have no clue what we are getting into. I would love to get any and all advice on where to live. We are upper middle class and need to live accordingly. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
Raleigh to Durham is 21.5 miles according to MapQuest...course depends on where you are located in Raleigh and Durham, but just as an approximate.
I'm from SoCal too and I get the impression the Triangle area is much closer together than the longer distances here we are used to, to get from one area to another.
It's really not that far to get around here. You could definitely try Morrisville, Apex, or Cary. Those are really nice areas. If you get out further in the towns they have horses and/or stables to board horses. The only bad thing about these areas is the mass transit is not common. You really have to have a car here. You can't really walk anywhere unless you live in a smaller community with a little shopping center close. I am not really a fan of the Raleigh-Durham area. I lived in D.C. for almost 4 years and I like that atmosphere better. There isn't a big night life either. Quite a bit of difference between California and North Carolina. Good luck with the move and adjustment.
Thanks everyone. In sd you need a car as mass transit just does not work. We are used to taking anywhere from 20 minutes to 1hr to get to work and back.
I grew up 27 miles outside of downtown San Diego in a rual area with 2.5 acres. It's not much compared to what I can tell in nc but I would like something like that or larger for my family where we can have a garden and maybe some horses in the back yard or at a boarding farm not too far away.
I did find a few equestrian developments with a barn in it and the houses were going for around 300,000. Is this normal for a huge 2000 plus sq ft house ? If so we will be fine. It would be cheaper than San Diego by a long shot.
So far we are excited by what we see but I am still scared of culture shock. Please scare me a little so I have an idea what I might be in for. I have never been east of Nevada in the US so I am a little spooked but have romantic ideas about the east coast .
1. we are, and have been for a long time, a HUGE inbound area for years - that means far more people move here, and love it, than move away
2. Yes, you will find our home prices insanely lower than SoCal
3. About the only thing anyone has ever complained about here - and you live in Nirvana - is the summer heat. But you will get enough temperature changes throughout the year to realize 4 seasons. Oversimplified, we stay above freezing in the winter, and below 95 in the summer (of course we have days below and above).
4. We don't yet have anything near the congestion you're used to - the busiest commute you could have would be Raleigh to RTP which would typically be ~30 minutes, 1 hour if there's a bunch of wrecks. If you find an area you like with more land, etc then you can expect the same since there will be fewer people coming from there to RTP.
Now that answer makes sense. I would love to buy a serious horse farm but to be out of the way on top of commute might br too much for my poor hubby. He did chula vista to del mar and hated it. From what I can tell it would be like going from one end of the area to the other. In rush hour it would take him 1.5 hours. No traffic 80 mph you can make it in under 30. All freeway. But it took a tank of gas a week on his tundra. That's sucked because he was making about half what he makes now. It was tight with gas going up and up
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