Feels like a town, amenities of a city - 7/25/2023

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give context- I moved a lot, loved everywhere. But Raleigh is wonderful! I love all the new development- maybe because that’s what I’m used to. Raleigh feels like a big town, but there are nice amenities. What I LOVE about Raleigh is that I feel like I can do fun things (restaurants, shows, close(ish) to beach and mountains) but ITS NOT HECTIC! what a relief to live somewhere where parking is easy, where traffic isn’t bad at all, and where houses arent crazy expensive. Just like everywhere, Raleigh house prices have gone up in the last few years. But compared to other places that are desirable to live, it’s not bad at all. I would say that Raleigh is pretty equally liberal and conservative, which is something I appreciate because I love when there is freedom of opinion and speech. I also love that people are kind and wonderful. Genuinely, I love Raleigh. And after moving a ton, I didn’t imagine myself finding a place I’d want to settle in long term. And yet, this place has been that for me. If you like city amenities, but you like the feeling of a town where you can drive easily and see lots of green, this is the place for you.

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Great for most, but not for.. - 6/2/2023

Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the US. Many educated people and lot of high tech. So particularly great for technology professionals. Fairly good offering in higher ed and medicine as well. Some very nice places for fairly well-to-do seniors, elderly and geriatrics. Also exceptional for families. Lots of programs and school choices and after school xyz's. Lot of parks and rec offerings. Y's abound. Not great for elderly who are also low income especially those needing care as facilities here are very expensive and long waits for mediocre low income independent and there no low/few mid income places that are highly supportive. For the no money, no/low skilled it'd be expensive. There the periphery and 'down east' especially where it starting to flood that is fairly cheap but not much work. But shelter low cost so if you can find work especially with the state, you'd get by ok. But then there'd be nothing to do and hospitals in the boonies will be poor. For the those of high energy and looking to party. I'd say kinda 'Meh'. Though grown, it doesn't have that big city international feel. Now when you know your way around there some places to play but you need to know where to go. For the size of this city I'd give it a C or avg rating. At least getting around/parking etc is relatively feasible. And its good enough to meet new people especially as Raleigh's population is full of new comers and has lot of venues and events. Where do the people live that are low income: In the vicinity/periphery. There big drop in price an hour away.- Um not Chapel Hill thats even more expensive. But as you get away from the universities, hospitals and tech and to where there's less venues, prices go down a lot. But its not Raleigh anymore. Lots of ethnic restaurants, tennis, pickleball, sports teams, coffee shops, gamers, game stores, geeks, scientists, artists etc... Some art some science museums, some book stores.

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My Blue Heaven - 5/25/2023

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in Raleigh, it has gone through the roof in the last five years, apartments included, and the city allows predatory developers like KB Home to throw up shoddy homes on the outskirts, but our tax rate and overall prices are still much cheaper than many big cities, and there ARE benefits to living here. The weather is warm, usually sunny, and we have very clean water and air. With three R1 universities in the Triangle, there are ALWAYS cultural and sporting events if you bother to look (check out the IndyWeek publication). It's a college area, so if you like college sports you'll be good. Very good. If you like pro sports, you'll have to settle for the Bulls, Hurricanes, and women's soccer. Raleigh and Cary have several outdoor concert venues that bring in varied shows (Red Hat, Koka Booth). There are excellent state-funded museums of art, history, and natural sciences in Raleigh, further art museums at all three major universities, and further science museums in Durham and Chapel Hill. Raleigh and Durham have monthly art walks and galleries. All three major universities have gardens/arboretums that are pleasant to walk. The ones at Duke and UNC are particularly nice. Raleigh has an incredible network of greenways along Neuse River and other locations, along with the Umstead State Park's network of trails. Durham has the long and winding tobacco trail for biking. You can rent boats in Raleigh on Crabtree Lake and in Durham/Chapel Hill on Jordan Lake. There are more micro breweries in this town than one could ever count; very chill to hang out. Raleigh has a couple of fun food halls downtown like Morgan Street food hall. Unlike other parts of the south, the entire Triangle is progressive with well-educated people who are inclusive of diversity. The Morrisville suburb of Raleigh is a melting pot of eastern religions with unique houses of worship and a cricket league started by Indian ex pats. Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill all have award-winning chefs and restaurants, although I will admit we have way too many hamburger chains. As far as public schools go, the Wake County Public School System is pretty good for a southern system and has some award-winning magnet schools. With all of Raleigh's economic wealth, of course there are also tons of private schools. We have a decent airport with direct flights to London and Paris. We are on the east coast train line with options to get to DC and further north in lieu of driving Virginia's shameful stretch of I-95. Like others, I will criticize Raleigh's inept city government which has a massive tax base but can't seem to figure out how to pick up leaves before April each year (they literally have one leaf collection truck for a million people, and offer two "passes" per season). The city also approves way too many boring apartments-over-retail buildings in a quest for urban density which is fine, but they all look the same rather than having any unique architectural style. The city has no plans for transit outside of rapid buses which no one is going to take. Most people would be happy if they would just build simple turns outs for buses instead of buses stopping in the middle of major two-lane highways in bustling north Raleigh at rush hour. So yes, lack of vision by city council is an issue. Traffic here can get backed up in places, but the state has invested quite a bit of money in widening interstates east of town, US 64 through central Cary, and finishing the entire 540 outer loop. Just live in the right place and have some backup routes, and you'll be fine. I hosted a visitor from Europe a few years ago who commented that Raleigh seemed more like a village than a city, and I would have to concur. You don't really get the impression you are in a major urban area with over 2 million people when moving across the wider Triangle with all of its sprawling, tree-covered, middle class neighborhoods, and some would call that boring, but I call it comfortable and peaceful. If you want chaos and skysc****rs, go to New York or the traffic hell of Philadelphia. If you want comfort, come here.

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Ghosts Available For Haunting - 10/5/2022

I have lived in Raleigh for four decades. most of my life. I used to love Raleigh beyond words. I was proud of Raleigh and now, in 2022 and now I am thinking about moving far away. All the things that made it a great place to live are no longer, almost anything that had local flavor or history is gone, even places that were new and helped revitalize the downtown area are gone. Most have been pushed out by developers, house flippers and bland.transplants hoping for a beige life. All these beige souls moved in doves into areas where there was lively nightlife, dining and but they demanded a quiet city, a city without city things. Generic suburbia, but with high rises. These things once existed, I know because I was part of it. Music venues, theaters, restaurants, galleries all the things that make a city fun and vibrant are gone. as well as those who were the creatives behind it all. All the fun has been drained, all the culture purged..We once were a welcoming, friendly place, and now, you will likely find, if you do encounter a local like myself, that we are not too welcoming as there is non longer anything left for us to share. Nothing. Now if you want a generic, bland city, well come on down. We would love to show you some Southern Hospitality, but see it got flipped and someone made some money off it. Want some good home Southern food, local music and theater? Yeah, well that got knocked down and is a condo with that same store that is in your hometown.

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Visit and do your research before you decide - 9/13/2021

I've lived in Raleigh since 1971 so I've definitely seen a lot of changes, some good and some not! I won't say which is which in my review because realistically, we all have different things that matter to us. -Housing/Real Estate- Prices are rising like crazy (compared to the past decades) and there is not enough inventory for everyone who wants to buy, especially at entry-level prices right now. Raleigh has a lot of suburban sprawl, with inadequate public transportation. Road construction has struggled to keep up every year I've lived here it seems. City Council decisions seem to tend to favor developers and not enough attention is being paid to how growth is affecting the character of the city and quality of life. Depending on the architectural/neighborhood styles you like, there is some variety- from small mid-century homes to McMansions to brand new neo-traditional homes. Raleigh has small pockets of older neighborhoods with lots of trees. But Raleigh also has a history of developers tearing down older homes to squeeze in larger, pricier buildings. In recent years this trend has even expanded to the southern and eastern edges of the city, traditionally where substandard housing existed for citizens segregated due to race. Raleigh has seen many waves of rapid population growth over the years, with the mass influx of IBM'ers from northern states in the 60's and 70's to today. The residential development we see these days is either high-density (not single-family homes which have dominated Raleigh in the past) high priced condos and single-family homes shoehorned into tiny lots, devoid of trees except for a sapling or two planted by developers. In some cases, entire neighborhoods are falling to this type of development. -Culture- I mostly know about the arts (visual and performing arts) so that's what I'll comment on. Raleigh has a vibrant arts scene, but I will say you'll need to seek it out a bit to find it. To the extent that arts organizations need physical locations, the growth and sprawl mentioned above don't help. As for foodies- there are fantastic restaurants of all kinds here. The trick though is if you came from an area where almost *all* the restaurants were amazing or they were all located in one area, you'll find you'll need to drive (sometimes to neighboring cities about 30 minutes away) to get to them. -People- Raleigh is a much more diverse place than it used to be, owing to the many, many transplants. What I would consider being what a typical "Raleigh" person to be, really no longer exists. We are located in the south, but rarely will you encountered a native, true southerner. I am frankly amazed when I meet a new person these days and they are actually native to Raleigh. There just aren't that many of us, relative to the whole population. A Raleighite today is an amalgamation of America really, since people move here every day from the rest of the country, mostly attracted by the jobs. -Character of the city- Raleigh has historically been a somewhat sleepy little town and many people would say if it had not been named the state capitol (New Bern was actually our first capital city) and if we didn't have RTP and several quality university's close by (UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, Duke) Raleigh would just be a speck of nothing. As a kid growing up, I thought Raleigh was incredibly boring and sincerely could not imagine why anyone would come here. I think Raleigh has kept a lot of that middle of road, nothing special vibe, while at the same time experiencing explosive growth. Some people might yearn for that, while others it might put them to sleep. -Public Schools- The schools are okay, but not great. They are underfunded and the constant growth means constant redistricting. Most schools are close to or over their official capacity. Building new schools is challenging due to some resistance of residents to fund measures and the aforementioned challenges acquiring the real estate. -Jobs- Jobs in the tech and healthcare sector remain plentiful and well-paying. But many more people are working for low wages in the many service industries here. My advice would be to have a job or your income lined up before you move.

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Think twice before you do it and don't. - 7/12/2021

I've been here 25 years. I can't wait to leave. What was a beautiful, charming, quiet town has turned into a nightmare of hundreds of people moving here every day. Infrastructure hasn't kept up. Nothing but sprawl and more sprawl. Builders knock down anything that looks like a tree and flatten the land into a pancake every time they walk onto a square inch of property. Absolutely no concern for the environment or the creatures that used to live there. New houses are thrown up in five minutes. School teachers are just done and are quitting at an alarming pace. School jobs are available because people are quitting because they are miserable. New people with kids immediately start screaming about the quality of the schools. The State is slam-packed overwhelmed. Mercy! Just mercy. Whatever you are looking for, it's not here. Don't contribute to the further ruination of the natural resources and environment that is being decimated as quickly as possible. Also, if you are a foodie or like eating past 8p, forget it around here. They roll up the sidewalks very early around here. If you get suckered into buying a place in Sanford or Middlesex or similar and your RE agent tells you it's a hop, skip and jump to Raleigh THEY ARE LYING. Traffic is going to be a nightmare once more people return to work. I promise. Yes, I have lived where traffic is a nightmare. I know what that looks like.

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Bland and Boring - 7/5/2021

I don’t see how Raleigh makes the top best places to live lists. The people are funny acting and job market is only great if you are in IT or Medical/biotech field. Cost of living is rising, if you make less than $80k as a single or $160k as a family you better have a side hustle (e.g: Uber, Lyft, side business) if you don’t want to live paycheck to paycheck. There isn’t much to do outside bars and restaurants on Glenwood south/North Hills. Outside of those areas Raleigh is bland suburbia. Raleigh is not a city! There is no aquarium, zoo, theme parks, or decent museums. You are paying city cost of living without all the big city amenities. People act the same, very cliquey, dress alike, and drive the same type of vehicles. Raleigh is full of basic bros/gals with no individual character or personality. If you want true city life, this is not the place for you. Move to Charlotte, Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Austin, or Miami for a true southern city with lots of things to do besides bars and restaurants.

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Not the Southern State You're Looking For - 4/22/2021

TLDR: I'm shocked how cold the people are here and not at all what I would expect from a Southern state. If you're looking for a Southern state with that "Southern charm" near the beach or otherwise and escape from cold weather this is "a place." NC has warmer weather compared to any Northern state, but the people are just as cold(if not colder) than the weather you want to forget. Here are my thoughts and background. I'm originally from south AL - 2.5 hours from Panama City Beach. When I was younger I moved with my parents to Rocky Mount, NC. I remember having many friends and many great memories alongside the troubles you get into as a kid. Overall, I had fond memories of the place. Soon after we moved to East TN. I lived there for 22 years before I moved back to NC with an, at the time, SO. East TN was quaint yet beautiful and charming in it's own right. Mountains, weather, people were mostly warm and cheerful. There's some in-between caught in the mix but overall I was spoiled with my hometown. Although where I lived was a large major city, it felt like you could talk to almost anyone and even small talk was given a smile or positive response - if anything a head nod and smile would accompany a "Hey" or "Good Morning" etc. Fast forward and I move to Raleigh. Saying it was a culture shock would be an understatement. Views are pretty and there's quite a bit to do, but the people here frankly suck. I've met a few good people in the year I've lived here and even then meeting 4 good friends is shocking to me. People at my upscale complex were snobs. Passing people on the sidewalk is like walking by someone with passive aggression. Heads are down hoping they don't have to say hello or lock eyes ever again, or worse. They pretend you don't exist. I'm a chatasmatic person. So I automatically smile and say "Hi" or "Good morning" but most of the time words are ignored and rarely reciprocated. Ultimately, a sense of community here is not felt. Roads are bad. Traffic is worse. Crime rate isn't great either. After protests, shootings, fires and other awful acts Downtown Raleigh is all but a great outing. A lot of businesses have plywood boarded from broken windows and other places are decimated. Prices are high and unless you have a large group of friends, you'll be alone. My time in Raleigh was terrible. I eventually moved to Holly Springs which is quiet, but still shallow at best. Stay away unless you enjoy this secluded feel. Just my two cents. I'm sure others will have different experiences and I welcome a conversation. Hope this helped.

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Not as great as it appears on paper - 3/29/2021

This review is from the perspective of a potential transplant who was very, very interested in Raleigh as a potential destination. I thought it had everything a medium city such as Portland, OR but I was wrong. When you read about the Growth Sprawl - believe it. It is one big cluster of spaghetti roads that have no amenities near by. There's nothing to do anywhere except Downtown and that's not saying a whole lot since downtown is very small. The population size of this city will deceive any outsider in to thinking that it is a good sized city but it's not. The population density is among the worst of any city in the US. Also, the housing market supply is almost non-existent with home sellers taking 10+ offers on homes that will go for up to 50k above asking price. These are the cons. There are some pros, tho. It is a very clean city with lots of diversity and a growing micro beer culture. If you're coming from the west, be prepared for culture shock as Raleigh is definitely a southern city - don't be surprised when an anti-masker walks in to the same corner store as you do. Overall, Raleigh is a baby city in my eyes - it has a lot of growing up to do. If you're looking into moving to Raleigh, please, please, please visit first and make sure you actually like it. Because on paper it may look promising but once you're there it may not be what you wished it was.

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Why We Said No to Raleigh and Yes to Wilmington NC - 12/31/2018

Better weather, great eats, funky historic neighborhoods walking distance to downtown... an artsy vibe, brew pubs and dog parks. This was what we were hoping to find in the Raleigh Durham area- we were moving from the north. A sprawling diaspora of new construction awaited us, Truman Show type developments with 5’ between you and your neighbor. This is Minivan Metropolis. Suburbia on Steroids. Helloooo Gridlock. 2 hours east, we discovered Wilmington NC. A port city that was never destroyed during the civil war, the historic neighborhoods are walking distance to a fun and funky downtown... homes less than HALF of what you would pay for Raleigh. 15 minutes to the beach, the downtown is currently undergoing extensive development with house boat communities and luxury condos incoming. Golf courses and new developments abound as well; there’s plenty of variety for everyone. Will prices stay low in Wilmington indefinitely? I doubt it. Since coming here I posted one review on of the city, received over 80 inquiries and ended up spending so much time answering questions that I opted to get my real estate license. We looked at over 100 homes in New Orleans, but the violent crime was worrisome to us. Richmond VA didn’t have the charm we were hoping for. Prices in the DC metro area were more than we wanted to spend. The Burlington VT area (where we moved from) had absurdly cold winters and crazy hush property taxes. California wildfires /property prices were too risky for us to be comfortable with. If you’re thinking of moving anywhere, my best advice is to book an airbnb and stay local. Experience weekend culture, what a neighborhood is really like. Walk a block before you make an offer. Still longing for the world of lazy front porches where Dawson’s Creek was filmed? Where neighbors bring you cookies and brownies just because? That’s Wilmington. One Tree Hill was also filmed here. Our neighborhood (Carolina Heights) has fans who still come by to photograph homes featured in the series. We are a 20 minute walk to ice cream and fantastic culinary cuisine. Our house was featured on the historic home tour, is almost 3000 s/f, it wasn’t a fixer upper and we paid under $400k. Bungalows in Carolina Place can still be had for under $200k. Cute cottages in up and coming areas... under $150k. And as for the dog parks and the people parks, most of the older neighborhoods have an abundance of green spaces. It took us more than 6 months of research to find our Best Place and it was so worth it!

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Living & Working in Raleigh is For Me - 9/23/2018

Living in Raleigh has been wonderful for my family and my business. As a roofing contractor, we are able to help our community protect their most valuable asset, their home. We enjoy working side by side the people in our community. The schools are also great depending on where you are in the city. Overall this is one of the best place I have lived.

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Worst experience ever - 6/17/2018

I have lived in 10+ different cities throughout my life (London, SF, NYC, Chicago etc) and move to Raleigh for a work opportunity. Worst decision I have ever made. First of all, do not believe the media hype that Raleigh is a city on the rise. Raleigh is NOT, I repeat, not a city in any way. It is a giant suburb with zero infrastructure, population density, downtown development or metropolitan culture or energy. I have been here for a year so far and am counting down the weeks until I get to move back to a city never to look back at this place again. I find the people here incredibly basic, ignorant, close minded, conformist and uninteresting. The "city" itself has 4-5 supposedly upscale restaurant options where you see the same people as they rotate between the very limited choices in town. Everyone lives in incredibly gaudy macmanions on the outskirts of town and strives for a mind-numingly boring super suburban lifestyle. Most people who I have encountered here are nice enough, but have not traveled anywhere, don't bother picking up a book, and are completely out of tune with what is happening in the world. The weather in the winter is mild, which is a positive for those who do not like cold weather, however temps still drop to the 40's and with any rain or snow, the entire area freaks out and shuts down. Getting on the highway is a life hazard because of how terrible the drivers here are in even a light drizzle. In the summer, it is hot and humid to the point that even escaping to the beach a few hours away is a non starter. So you are trapped in town with all 3 blocks of downtown and nothing interesting to do. I would highly discourage anyone who is a city person from moving to this area. You will legitimately want to poke your eyes out of boredom and be appalled by the small-minded and conservative people you encounter here.

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BORING suburban sprawl - 3/27/2017

I am stuck here due to my husbands job and there isn't more than a week that goes by that I'm not in tears because of this. There was never a lot of character to Raleigh in the way other nearby cities have it (Savannah, Charleston, etc.) so everything remotely old is being torn down. Most places weren't worth preserving but now we're left with chains and mcmansions. It all looks the same and it all lacks imagination. Speaking of looking the same, people here are so conformist it seems like a comedy sketch. Same clothes, same hair cuts, same houses and same cars (this must be one of 4 Runners best markets) Southern people here are rude and nosey; Northern transplants are materialistic and gaudy. Its a city built on an office park and that's exactly what it feels like. People go from home to cars to cubes and back again. Everyone is all about their bad corporate jobs. (The job market, for the most part, is awful if you only have a college degree) I spend a crazy amount of time googling things to do and coming up short. I'm only happy when we go out of town. One more thing, the summers are the worst! I dread them every year. So hot, so humid and no where to swim. Its basically torture.

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news=the north won - 12/21/2016

the level of hatred of Northerners was a surprise to us (you like our money though). The drivers here have no courtesy toward others on the road, refuse to signal and pull bizarre stunts while flying down ice covered roads at 70 mph. The amount of crashes reported on the news daily is hysterical. Love the weather though

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Yankee - 12/9/2016

Yes lots of Yankee are up tight, but there are all kinds in all places. I'm from Michigan and a lot of people up hear are tight wads but in other area of Michigan people are very friendly, most outside of SE Detroit area or ever some folks inside the city of Detroit are very friendly and open minded. But i noticed the suburbs outside of Detroit white people are nasty and some very cold heart. It is very sad that some area turn into a cesspool of clicks and undesirables. Are country needs more awareness and education on other places and other cultures.

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Wages/ Groceries/ Housing Bubble - 11/8/2016

I moved from Boston to Raleigh, NC area. The job here are very IT based. The wages are very low, unless you are in the top tier position of a company. I was making 6 figures as an Executive Assistant, I was offered a job @45K a year for a CEO of a Multi-million dollar company. I told them I moved to the South, but don't plan on being raped here. But yet I pay my dog walker $25/ 30 minute walk a day. The flight home was cheaper than I was quoted to have my hair cut $45-55. You cannot have people making cheeseburgers selling them to manicurists and waiters. The houses here under $375 go like hotcakes because that is what people can afford. I will never buy real estate here, it is a bubble. In addition to the people being very transient the jobs are too. You can have a job, but if you lose it I have heard countless stories of people that have to leave the area. The groceries are very costly, never mind the taxes on basic groceries. I have priced compared a few items compared to MA and many items are 50-80% higher for pricing. I am shocked, yes my car insurance went down quite a bit as did my salary, but so many other items are more money. Financially it is not any better here. Don't move to Raleigh, the weather night be nice is a big reason I moved South, but I am going back North.

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Raleigh is not what it protects itself as - 6/15/2016

I've moved a lot and have lived in some really great places. I have to say that Raleigh has been the most disappointing moves. I could list a million things that make my decision to move easier, but it's not productive. For starters,there's no urban planning or zoning laws. I've never seen so many horrible neighborhoods go up around this town. The trees are all cut down and then the houses go up. They all look the same. It's an empty and lonely feelings to drive by these neighborhoods. No personality, no soul, no nature...just houses. Urban sprawl in this area is awful. Inside the beltline is beautiful. I would consider living there, but even then I'm not sure. Raleigh is a town, not a city. It still has a town mentality. So it's a weird combination, tons of growth, tons of transplants and a town mentality. It doesn't fit. They could do so much with the downtown area and if they were smart about it would look at Durham and other southern towns as a reference. Raleigh is one of the most unsophisticated places. Everything is backward, the customer service is a joke and blah blah blah. Maybe for me it also has to do with being single. It's been a tough place to make friends and to get connected. This is the first place I've ever lived where I didn't have close friends. So I really can't say for anyone else what they think of this place. There are some great things about the area; UNC, Duke, Chapel Hill, Durham but in general there's nothing happening of distinct interest. I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed that the jobs are paying what I made 15 years ago. It's really a pitiful state. Maybe it's like this everywhere. Don't really know.

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Not sure why it is rated so high every year - 5/31/2016

I have lived in Raleigh, Cary and Wake Forest for the past 15 years. If you are considering moving to the area and have kids in school, please move to Cary for their benefit. Raleigh schools are horrible! Wake Forest is fair, but Cary is definitely the best in the area. Also, unless you like to drink A LOT, there is not much in the way of things to do. Raleigh folk can be rather clicky and hard to make friends with. However, once again people in Cary are much more friendly and out going and Wake Forest is once again in the middle. Raleigh is often dirty with trash everywhere on the sides of the streets. It has also become way over populated in the past few years. This has led to extreme traffic problems, a massive decline in upkeep on the existing roads and very dangerous drivers in the area. If you drive anywhere for 10 minutes or more you most likely find yourself scratching your head at the other motorists or swerving for dear life. Wake Forest is even worse in the driving department than Raleigh and once again Cary wins by a land slide. You can clearly see a common trait here. Cary, Apex, and Holly Springs area may be a bit more pricey, but it is worth the extra cost and little extra commute. I hope this helps

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READING BAD REVIEWS - 4/16/2016

Hoping to get back to the reviews I was reading about Raleigh NC. Makes me nervous about moving there. Although I read a couple they seemed very fair and not at all angry. So hoping to see more reviews.

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Frustrating for snow lovers / very humid summers - 2/14/2016

Raleigh NC is in a frustrating location for snow lovers. On all impending winter storms we are always forecast to be on the snow/ice/rain line no matter which way the moisture is coming in from. And it's almost never snow, usually a little ice, then rain. And the summer temperatures are extremely hot & humid.

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