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Review of Charlotte, North Carolina

Single 27 female - thinking of moving to Charlotte
Star Rating - 8/25/2016
Hi! So I've decided to move to Charlotte, NC from MD. I don't have family or friends there. But I know my church family here has connections with a church in Charlotte. I'm not worried about making friends as its not difficult for me. What I would like to know is what is the cost of living for a single person? I don't really have a career but will be applying for admin - marketing assistant positions. I also want to work on my degree at some point.

Are the apartments nice there and what is the price difference compared to MD? I do want to save money as well. I have a dog and don't want to rent out a room like I do here in MD. I heard some things about racism and being a brown girl, I wana make sure I don't come across that. Cuz that won't be pretty.

Are the prices of gas, grocery any different from MD? I love the fact that the mountains and beach is only 2 hrs away which is a dream come true for me. Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!


sani | Gaithersburg, MD
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If you decide to move down, it would be best to try and secure employment before hand. There used to be a decent amount of good paying jobs, but that is not the case now. As far as housing, there are many nice apartments, but both rental prices and house prices have gone very high and it would be difficult to afford most housing with the jobs that are out there. As far as racism, I don't think it is a big problem here. Although I am white, I grew up in the Cleveland, OH area and saw more racism there than here. Hope this helps.
Jeremy | Mooresville, NC | Report Abuse
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You don't have to worry about the racism because most of it as against the white people.
Ron | Arlington, VA | Report Abuse
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This is in response to Ron of Arlington. I have read several of your replies. Clearly you are an ignorant bigot. Its people like you that are instrumental in dividing this country. Your comments reek of "ignorant redneck". It's people like you that others need to be truly afraid of. Which is apparently something you want. Any chance you have a shaved head and belong to some organization that believe in supremacy of a certain race? And drive around in a big F150 with a gun rack in the back and dressed in camoflauge?
MMM | Charlotte, NC | Report Abuse
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Good Luck and keep your options open......you may have an adjustment to make in the 'slow South"
Shekelle | Buffalo, NY | Report Abuse
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