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I'm living temporarily in NE NC, job/house hunting in the Raleigh area. I've talked to a few people and have heard more than a few times that Cary and Wake Forest are "cliquey". Can you all weigh in on this comment? I'm still open to which area we select - and have heard good things about Garner and Clayton.
Does this mean a single mom of 3 (ages 10, 7, 3) will have a tough time making friends, or feel ostracized for either being single or being a transplant??
Thanks in advance for reading and responding. I've gotten some great info from this site!!
Cary and the new part of Wake Forest attract the family crowd with their HOA rules, cul-de-sacs, and minivans. That might be the reference to cliques you mean.
You might do OK there but feel out of place because you don't fit the mold.
I'm living temporarily in NE NC, job/house hunting in the Raleigh area. I've talked to a few people and have heard more than a few times that Cary and Wake Forest are "cliquey". Can you all weigh in on this comment? I'm still open to which area we select - and have heard good things about Garner and Clayton.
Does this mean a single mom of 3 (ages 10, 7, 3) will have a tough time making friends, or feel ostracized for either being single or being a transplant??
Thanks in advance for reading and responding. I've gotten some great info from this site!!
Kids will help you meet folks and make friends, wherever you settle in the Triangle.
The place is rife with us transplants, and being single is hardly a barrier to making friends.
Be careful what you accept from what you read and hear.
Most people who pump bilge about Wake Forest and Cary apparently have never been to either town.
Cary is 120,000+, and offers a lot of diversity for a model of suburban development.
Wake Forest is still more "small town," but also offers a lot.
Garner and Clayton are more affordable towns. With three kids, you might be well advised to be diligent in your research regarding schools, though.
But if you keep your eyes open, you will easily find great people in any of those towns.
I agree Mike but have spent time in both towns and find the sameness in the new areas very bland.
Depending on her commute, Garner and Clayton might work.
Brentwood in North Raleigh is convenient to a lot of places, a bargain, and very diverse too.
I live right near Brentwood and would buy there if I wasn't so darn happy in my apartment.
SF, the new areas are some of Cary, and should not be all that anyone considers when considering Cary.
There is a lot more to Cary than Cary gets credit for. That leads people to overlook some real gems of neighborhoods and locations.
that's the thing guys - i'm not sure exactly where i will land re: job - but i've been looking in raleigh. i turned down an offer in chapel hill for other reasons...
that's the thing guys - i'm not sure exactly where i will land re: job - but i've been looking in raleigh. i turned down an offer in chapel hill for other reasons...
You can live well in nearly any Triangle town.
The job will be more of a determining factor than a town you may select based on input from us...
What good is a city that you fit in if you are spending most of time in your car commuting and never having a chance to enjoy where you are living.
Find a job first then base where you live on what will be reasonable to comute to your home.
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