Great for conservative home bodies
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8/29/2010
Raleigh is a great place to live if you are white, heterosexual, conservative and upper middle to upper class. If you want to raise a family in a classic suburban environment it can't be beat! You'll never have to parallel park your SUV here! Churches and grocery stores are always right around the corner. With recent changes to the school system your kids can have minimal exposure to minorities and poor people.
All of that said, tongue-in-cheek, if you are young, creative, a minority or from another country, gay, bohemian or particularly interested in music and the arts this is not the place for you. There are any number of places where much more creative synergies are going on...even Asheville and Richmond, VA are more "happening." Neither is there quality open space around...the countryside is full of trailers and little houses, mile after mile. Raleigh is a surprisingly quiet and conservative place. Having lived here now for 25 years I'm constantly amazed at the high reports given to Raleigh...but then, look at the sources: magazines like Money and Forbes.
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