Planning to relocate - 6/4/2011

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. :.

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Relocation - 3/9/2011

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.

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N.C. is not a good place to live if you have to wo - 12/8/2010

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

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NC - 10/29/2010

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...

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North Carolina: Three in One - 8/3/2010

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.

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great beaches - 5/25/2010

great beaches

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loss of jobs over seas - 8/30/2009

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?

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Would like to know what apt rentals and houses ren - 6/10/2009

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?

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Crime rate - 2/24/2009

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.

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Life in NC - 11/24/2008

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...

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education in charlotte, n.c. area - 11/14/2008

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

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My home town - 10/8/2008

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.

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Friendly People - 7/25/2008

I live in one of the few States that folks will actually greet strangers on the street like they are old friends. I have been to other States and even lived in some out West and when I spoke to someone who I didn't know, out there, they looked at me like I was crazy and ran the other way. I was born and raised in North Carolina, and was taught as a child to always give the benefit of the doubt, and to be nice to stangers. After all thats just the way to make friends. This is the friendliest state I have ever seen. Just come here and get broke down or have car trouble...lol, once I had guys almost fighting over who was going to assist me.

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home sweet home - 5/6/2008

walkertown and walnut-cove,n.c.is our home.we love our home and all of our immediate family as well.as does my father who lives in w-salem.we love the community and are seeing the impact that the economy is doing to us all,just one after another.for an example;one of our favorites; a grill that we love dearly has been saying for a few years now how much the prices has become an issue and they don't have a clue what to do next!But yet and as always they continue to feed us at a great price and with great food.other locals,such as the stores,the ones that have lived and loved here forever are trying to keep up! we are losing each other,little by little and we deserve better,we have worked very hard to be a community and we are one.we need one another and so all throughout the voting we all do,please remember us! >>>>>> big and small. thanks, mr.& mrs.coley

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I live in Florida moving to NC - 4/25/2008

I am living in Hernando FL .. planning a move to Waynesville, NC.. and have a daughter in law moving from Sarasota,FL to Charlotte,NC..

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are any muslims in this city? - 4/3/2008

I am muslim, and i heard that charolette is beautiful, but i will be complete to know if there are sunni muslims there,and if anyone knows where is their moques at?

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Weather - 1/20/2008

I love the weather in Nort Carolina true 4 seasons but just enough winter.

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Don't Move to Raleigh!!!!! - 1/14/2008

Please don't believe the media hype....Raleigh sucks!! I moved there from the Washington, DC area (big mistake) and it was the worst decision of my life. Not only is it hard to find a good job that pays well, but it's a boring place full of ignorant North Carolina natives. I lived there for a little over a year and have recently moved back to civilization. The job market is horrible, unless you work in the pharmaceutical or customer service fields. Oh yeah, or unless you went to college only to work in a restaurant or retail store. The two companies that I worked for both had good ol' boy/girl cliques, the people have never been exposed to different cultures, races or religions which adds to their extreme ignorance and a young woman in her thirties actually had the audacity to ask me what Sephora is...I mean, come on, climb out of the cave people. I met a couple of people while I was there who also believed the lies about how great Raleigh is and they feel the same way as me now and are planning to leave asap. It's not worth it, especially if you currently live in a major metropolitan area. Please trust me, don't do it, you will regret it!!!

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North Carolina - 1/4/2008

Weather is awesome. Carolina blue skies are beyond words.

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Employment and Cost of Living - 11/14/2007

I relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina from Miami, Florida. I relocated based on the seemingly 36 percent lower cost of living than Miami, Florida. I find North Carolina to be a beautiful, safe place for married people raising children. However, as a college educated, professional, African American single woman who use to have an active social life, that has become null and void. North Carolina has ranked high over the past few years for employment, however what many writers do not share are the industries with employment growth. If you are not working in the field of science or technology finding employment that pays anything is definitely like looking for a needle in a haystack. I have been in this state for 17 months and regret each and everyday. I have bounced around from one low paying temporary job to another. I often ask myself how I left a 15 year career to end up living so poorly. Further, what most folks don't tell you about the state of North Carolina is that you must pay state taxes and vehicle property taxes in addition to your basic homeowners taxes. I also find myself spending much more in groceries than I did in the sunshine state. Granted the housing is cheaper, but most days I feel as though I jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. Moreover, if you plan to relocate to North Carolina my advice is to transfer with your company to ensure employment, bring your spouse or lover and be prepared to enjoy many backyard barbecues because that seems to be the way of life here.

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