Great place to live
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8/17/2009
Charlotte is one of the greatest places in the US to live and I've traveled all over the world and experienced many different cultures so I don't say this lightly. The biggest down side to Charlotte is that there is no water running through the uptown area so you don't have that kind of charm. But we do now have the white water rafting olympic training place so that's cool. But in terms of quality of life, the shopping is fantastic, the arts are wonderful, the sports events are plentiful from NFL to NBA to Nascar, and it's a fantastic place to raise a family. Because Charlotte was undervalued, the property values have not taken the hit that many properties throughout the country have taken. The average cost of a home in Charlotte is only $175,000. You have homes much less and you have million dollar plus mansions to choose from as well. Lake Wylie is 20 minutes south and Lake Norman is 30 minutes north if you like the water. It's 3 hours from the beach and an hour and a half from the mountains. US Airways hub is in Charlotte so it's easy to get in and out of. The traffic like any other big city sucks, and the public school system is not the greatest as we can't seem to get a state government in place that places value on education so our schools are sadly underfunded. Private schools are expensive but provide an excellent education. I lived here as a single person and as a married with kids person, and while it wasn't a great place to be single, I can highly recommend it for families. Taxation in Charlotte is the highest in the state in terms of property taxes at $1.30 per $1000. But it's convenient to live here and there's a lot of southern hospitality here.
Angel | Charlotte, NC