Some good things
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4/1/2017
My husband and I are older, he is a disabled veteran and we are retired on moderate to low income. We have lived in different areas including SC. Some pros of living in NC are moderate weather, we lived in Arizona for some time so the humidity is a welcome change & doesn't bother us that much. The are has tons of greenery, and drought isn't a concern as it rains a good amount. In Arizona the amount of homeless, and drug addicts seen regularly was very big, you don't find very many of those people here, life is slower paced, relaxed, areas safer, cleaner, etc. We live in Richlands a city right next to Jacksonville that is pretty quiet. The area has a very high amount of military people both active and retired, so if this is not your cup of tea, you would not like it here. Housing is very affordable here, we live in a 3 bedroom 2 bath built in 2009 with a big fenced in backyard and only pay $780 a month, other affordable housing that is not run down is easy to find here. The area is a little boring, but one thing we like to do is go to the beach with our dog, Onslow beach is located on camp lejuene and not too far of a drive maybe 45 minutes at most, we enjoy going there alot and so far it's never crowded. For us the affordability and other pros definitely outweigh the cons, so we will probably stay here a while.
Melinda | Richlands, NC