Moving to Raleigh/Durham area... (Cary, Chapel Hill: chapel, houses, neighborhoods)

[scleeser]

Hi all,
I am possibly moving from New Mexico to the Raleigh/Durham area. Just curious about schools in the area. I will be working at RDU airport, so a commute of less than 30 mins is a plus, but I really focus on the quality of schools first. Right now I just need info on elementary schools and I am looking at houses in the range of $200 - $275,000. Zip codes or subdivision names would be a huge help as well. If you have info on places to avoid as well that would be great. Thanks ahead of time for all the responses.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by scleeser

Hi all,
I am possibly moving from New Mexico to the Raleigh/Durham area. Just curious about schools in the area. I will be working at RDU airport, so a commute of less than 30 mins is a plus, but I really focus on the quality of schools first. Right now I just need info on elementary schools and I am looking at houses in the range of $200 - $275,000. Zip codes or subdivision names would be a huge help as well. If you have info on places to avoid as well that would be great. Thanks ahead of time for all the responses.

There are a few to pick from, with apologies for any missed:

Davis Drive Elementary
Park Village, Cary, 27519
MacArthur Park, Cary, 27513
Several MacArthur Park neighborhoods.
West Park, Cary, 27519

Salem Elementary
Charleston Village, Apex 27523
Devereaux, Cary, 27519
Brookstone, Cary, 27519
Canterbury, Cary, 27513
Salem Oaks, Apex, 27502

Baucom Elementary
Whitehall Manor, Apex, 27502
Linville Ridge, Cary, 27513
Amherst, Apex, 27502
Scotts Mill, Apex, 27502

Apex Elementary
Brookfield, Apex, 27502
Surrey Meadows, Apex, 27502
Shepherd's Vineyard, Apex, 27502
Vintage Grove, Apex, 27502

Green Hope Elementary
Greenbrier, Apex, 27502
Lexington Park/Amberly, Cary, 27519

Leesville Road Elementary
Pemberton, Raleigh, 27613
Sorrell Grove, Raleigh, 27617
Eastwinds, Raleigh, 27613
Long lake, Raleigh. 27613
Pinecrest Village, Raleigh, 27613
Breckenridge & II, Raleigh, 27613

Stough Elementary
Meredith Woods, Raleigh, 27607
Rue Sans Famille, Raleigh, 27607
Westborough, Raleigh, 27612

[Desdemona123]

Originally Posted by scleeser

Hi all,
I am possibly moving from New Mexico to the Raleigh/Durham area. Just curious about schools in the area. I will be working at RDU airport, so a commute of less than 30 mins is a plus, but I really focus on the quality of schools first. Right now I just need info on elementary schools and I am looking at houses in the range of $200 - $275,000. Zip codes or subdivision names would be a huge help as well. If you have info on places to avoid as well that would be great. Thanks ahead of time for all the responses.

You could go further out then Mike suggested with that drive time...but he did hit the highlights.

Basically...almost all of Wake or Orange County/Chapel Hill are going to already be good. Durham County has made some changes recently......I'd do research before I ruled them out as well. It all depends on your comfort and involvement level.