Great for most, but not for..
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6/2/2023
Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the US. Many educated people and lot of high tech. So particularly great for technology professionals. Fairly good offering in higher ed and medicine as well. Some very nice places for fairly well-to-do seniors, elderly and geriatrics.
Also exceptional for families. Lots of programs and school choices and after school xyz's. Lot of parks and rec offerings. Y's abound.
Not great for elderly who are also low income especially those needing care as facilities here are very expensive and long waits for mediocre low income independent and there no low/few mid income places that are highly supportive.
For the no money, no/low skilled it'd be expensive. There the periphery and 'down east' especially where it starting to flood that is fairly cheap but not much work. But shelter low cost so if you can find work especially with the state, you'd get by ok. But then there'd be nothing to do and hospitals in the boonies will be poor.
For the those of high energy and looking to party. I'd say kinda 'Meh'. Though grown, it doesn't have that big city international feel. Now when you know your way around there some places to play but you need to know where to go. For the size of this city I'd give it a C or avg rating. At least getting around/parking etc is relatively feasible. And its good enough to meet new people especially as Raleigh's population is full of new comers and has lot of venues and events.
Where do the people live that are low income: In the vicinity/periphery. There big drop in price an hour away.- Um not Chapel Hill thats even more expensive. But as you get away from the universities, hospitals and tech and to where there's less venues, prices go down a lot. But its not Raleigh anymore.
Lots of ethnic restaurants, tennis, pickleball, sports teams, coffee shops, gamers, game stores, geeks, scientists, artists etc... Some art some science museums, some book stores.
Jaylin | Raleigh, NC