Raleigh, NC Tigers need advice!!!

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Depends on where you work, what kind of neighborhood you want, schools, etc.

I'm in central Raleigh, near NC State. Only been here 5 years, so we still have "new eyes" for the city.

Like just about any town, you'll find more for your money out in the burbs. Wake Forest, Cary, Apex, North Raleigh all have nice neighborhoods and mostly good schools. And, compared to the NVa traffic, traffic is generally not bad.

One note on the Apex/Garner/Fuquay area, which is south of town - research carefully the plans for the southern stretch of I-540. They haven't finalized plans, and you don't want to end up living 20ft from the highway in 10 years.

We live in-town just because we like more established neighborhoods over 'burbs and like the energy of being near downtown. Very pretty, rolling, wooded streets. But fairly expensive houses. The transformation of downtown over the last few years has been awesome.

Overall - a very pleasant, vibrant and beautiful city at a manageable size. Welcome!

Raleigh is a great city. Not too big, but not too small. North Raleigh is the place for suburbs, but it's pricey. Some mentioned Cary, but also pricey and full of Yankees. Also starting g to fill up with Indians. Inside the loop for the young professional crowd in condos. Surrounding towns Apex and Holly Springs are nice and more reasonably priced. Mostly it all boils down to how much you.can afford and where you work.

Hey, we do have an alumni association in Raleigh. We're having a Mardi Gras party on 2/15 and our crayfish boil is on 5/17. Most people around here call Cary Concentrated Area [of] Relocated Yankees like someone else noted. Our web site is geauxtriangle.com. We also have view ins during football season. We'd love to have you join us!

If you are working in the 27609 zip code, you will probably want to look in the North Raleigh area. I would focus on the 27609, 27612, and 27613 zip codes which are predominately not inside 440/Inside the Beltline. In those areas will find alot of homes for sale for decent prices (compared to inside 440/ITB). Most places in those zip codes will put you 10-15 minutes from downtown.

Luckily there is a lot more to Raleigh than just the downtown area. You can find alot of good restaurants and places to have a drink without going downtown. Also, for Saints fan's, Sharkey's is a Saints bar off Duraleigh.

Edited: I would try to stay inside 540 as thats a good deal further from downtown but can still be in those zip codes.

Welcome to the Triangle.

27607 here. Wake County is pretty well spread out. Lots of good places to live within the county. Although nothing like NOVA with traffic, it can be a bitch depending on time of day and location that you need to travel. I really like Raleigh and NC. It has a small town feel but also has a decent up and coming downtown. Midtown/North Hills is really nice. Overall a really nice, clean, and safe city. I love NC. 3 hours to the beach and 3 hours to the mountains, being in Raleigh puts you right in the middle of the state and the ability to choose your own fun. As an avid sportsman, I love the coast and its inshore/offshore fishing and a few very good hunts in the mountains and at the coast. Good place.

Yes, TigerMike58, we have the crayfish flown into RDU from Louisiana.

Well first of all I'm not a dude So should I have said crawdads, mud bugs or what. And yes, I have lived in Raleigh since Jan 1986 and still miss LA

Oh, duh crawfish, yeah maybe I have been in NC too long