SperlingViews - North_Carolina, North_carolina

We live in a golf course community but we don't play golf If you like quiet living very few people with children choose to live in golf course communities. They probably think there is not much to do for kids to do and in some places they might be right but we have a nice pool and a beautiful park for the kids. We have 10 homes on our street and only one house has any children so our street is very quiet.[read more...]

I am a single 47 year old woman with a 16 year old daughter, and I am considering a transfer to North Carolina. Can anyone tell me if this would be a good place to start over? I hear it may be tough for single people of my age and that people may not be very accepting of newcomers....[read more...]

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HELLO PLEASE SO DO NOT MOVE TO NC TO ANY CITY THEY ARE ALL SNEAKY RACIST PEOPLE WHO KEEP THE MONEY IN THE FAMILY AND HATE POOR PEOPLE WITH A PASSION DOESN'T MATTER WHAT COLOR THEY ARE. THIS STATE CONSIST OF OLD MONEY. I AM A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT AGAIN THE SECOND TIME AROUND. I ATTENDED COLLEGE IN A SMALL TOWN BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A MONEY MAKING JOB DO TO THE SYSTEM IN THIS STATE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CAR TO LIVE IN THIS STATE. I AM ATTENDING SCHOOL IN FLORIDA FOR A VERY DISTINCTIVE CAREER IN WHICH IT IS GOING TO GET ME OUT OF THE SOUTH. I HATE THIS STATE THIS STATE IS FOR RICH PEOPLE WHO ARE RETIRED AND SETTLED AND I MEAN SETTLED WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE THEY MONEY. THERE IS NO HOPE IN THIS STATE AND THERE IS NO JOBS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A MINORITY YOU ARE IN BAD SHAPE BEING POOR IN THEIS STATE. SO PLEASE BEWARE BECAUSE JUST LIKE RL STINE SAID YOU ARE IN FOR A SCARE I MEAN A NIGHTMARE. [read more...]

I wanted to know if Arcadian Village Apartments is a good place to move in Charlotte[read more...]

I'm a single female with a disability. I graduated in Comminications and broadcasting. I'm looking for a city and state to live where it's nice weather year round, where I can find a good job in my field and live in an affordable area. Please help![read more...]

I have lived in NC for about 20 years and have operated a small business for the last 17 years. I have found it increasing difficult to follow all the state and local laws and regulations. Every time I turn around there is a new regulation or paperwork that must filled out and of course, a fee to pay. They tax you on personal business items, personal cars, business cars, local license, state license, state income tax, business income tax, business insurance, worker's comp for owners (even if it doesn't cover owners), food, property tax, sales tax, extra for car insurance and probably about 15 other things I am not thinking of at the moment. The national figures show that the cost of living here is cheaper than most but don't believe it. The state makes everyone poor. The weather is not that great either. Winters are not that harsh but it goes right into a hot dry summer with droughts. Fall we get hurricanes that wipe us off the face of the earth. Natives of NC still hold a grudge against "Northerner's". They are sweet to you to your face but even after 20 years we are still not welcomed in the small towns. I live in Durham which is a mid-size town. The radical tension here is high but at least it is in the open. Liberal towns nearby like Chapel Hill pretend to be non-racial but then they don't have many blacks living there (we have about 50% black living in Durham). There is always a big racial fight going on with the school boards.[read more...]

There are no perfect places. Some have high unemployment but beautiful views, or high wages but unfriendly people. North Carolina does not have the highest wages, unless you go near the Research Triangle area or Charlotte, but we have generally helpful people and the advantage of a relatively mild climate and the mountains and coast with many beautiful places. Those who are native to the area have been raised to be respectful and helpful to others. We are also proud people and believe in being as self reliant as possible. NC is part of the Bible Belt and while church going is not as prevalent as it used to be, moral values are important to most people. If you are looking for a place where designer clothes are important and keeping up with the Joneses a way of life, you may not like NC. If you are looking for friendly people who are more impressed by your inner character than your status, you will love NC.[read more...]

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if somebody can tell me what's the best city to live in NC, especially for raise childrens, quality of live, salary,employment,crime rate etc. We are U.S. citizens and a hispanic familiy, I'm a small engine tech and my wife is a bologist, i'm open to comments from other states, just looking for the best options. Thanks for your help. :.[read more...]

I would like to relocate somewhere very nice and green with a lot to do. I'm a single black mother with an 8 yr old son. I want him to be raised in a great school system and also somewhere very diverse but I want him to embrace his culture at the same time. I was looking at South or North Carolina I heard both places are pretty diverse.[read more...]

I have lived in N.C. all my life.Unfortunatly stuck here because of my wife who refuses to move to a better state. N.C. is a slave state always has been always will be. We have some of the lowest wages and some of the highest taxes in the country, so if you want to accumulate wealth forget N.C. That is why we have third world property prices. The only Thing N.C. is good for is retirement. N.C. use to be a lot better back 20 to 30 years ago. Back when they didn't have zonning. If you didn't want to work for slave wages all you had to do was go right out side of town and buy a cheap building lot and build a store or service station or any kind of business and you would do well, now however with zonning the local governments have effectivly blocked most people from going into business for themselves. Now you have to buy in a special zonning district set up for business and pay a half million dollars for the lot then another quarter of a milliion for the building. Most people are bankrupt before they even get started and the local government officals know this, its why they set up zonning to keep out most of their competition and to keep wages and property prices down so they can have a smorgeshboard of opportunity. There is a good old boy fachist system in place in most of N.C. where only certain people are allowed to make any money, all the rest of us are supposed to be their slaves. I am a business owner here and have seen local government get tighter and tighter on rules and regulations to the point that a lot of the factorys and businesses finally got tired of it and closed up shop and left for good for better states too. According to a trucking company I use to work for 40% of all U.S. corperations refuse to do busness in N.C. now. I myself even though I own my own business am trying to sell out all of my holdings except for the ones which are making money in N.C. and take my money elsewhere too. I ask the army corps of engineers in Wilmington N.C. about a business I want to go into and they told me that N.C. is one of the strictest states in the country now. So take it from some one who knows and has 50 years of living experience in N.C. If you need to work for a living N.C. is a very lousy choice for a place to live why all these articals on the internet are out there saying N.C. is the plase to go is beyond me.I myself am moving out when I can. In Davidson county where I live according to the local paper the average wage is 8 dollars an hour, far belo[read more...]

Lots to do here~ Beaches, mountains, lakes, camping... 90s in he summer and 30/40 in the winter. beautiful fall colors along the blue ridge parkway, and every where else for that matter. Nascar, Carolina Panthers and lots of College sports~ Wake Forest, Duke, NC State, UNC...[read more...]

I've lived in NC for over 20 years. One the best things about this state is that you have a choice of three different environments in which to live. You have the coastal areas, the city, and the mountains. Not too many states can boast that fact. Also, because of its location in the U.S., NC doesn't really have the extreme weather conditions of a more northern state (very cold winters) or a more southern state (very hot and humid summers). The climate is fairly moderate year round. [read more...]

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Why aren't there more jobs coming to New Bern and its surrounding areas such as Carteret, Jones, and Pamilico Counties like any other cities and counties in North Carolina? Why are there not any high paying jobs in those areas? I see people are moving in but hardly no jobs to support them, why? Why is New Bern more of a tourist attraction and not just a city where natives need jobs?[read more...]

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio and would like to know what the cost of living is in Charlotte area or Raleigh, NC. Also, about unemployment situation?[read more...]

What is the crime rate compared to Maine? My family is looking to relocate to a warmer climate. We want to know where the safest places to move to are.[read more...]

Natives rarely speack of their state to outsiders. It's not that we are unfriendly. When others brag about their state we just figure that's where they ought to be... NC is where I'm suppose to be...[read more...]

We have found the schools in the mooresville, n.c. area especially are great. Well diciplined and great curriculem.[read more...]

I want to say that we have the best state in the union! Fall is here now and the leaves are spectactular. The color is brilliant and will only get better this time of year.[read more...]