BEST City To Live In North Carolina | WATCH This Before Moving to Raleigh NC

Please dont move to Raleigh, we are full and overwhelmed with northern folks, please, move to Charlotte. Thanks !

I keep hearing that north carolina is racist. And that worries me. Plus i have children some biracial children and in a relationship with a Caucasian man. I want to move there, but i want my family to be safe and i need good schools for my children. Does anyone have anything to say on racism and more? Researching doesn't tell me enough.

Wake County surpassed Mecklenburg County in population a few years ago so it makes no sense to say Charlotte is better. More people prefer to live in the Raleigh area than in the Charlotte. So many people come here for their education and end up staying for the plentiful jobs. Their parents, siblings etc. come down and love the area because of the close proximity to the ocean.

been in the raleigh area almost 20 yrs now. i think it's important to note that 'raleigh' means basically wake county at this point. it all bleeds together and many of the points you made don't really apply as they would only apply to the downtown area of raleigh aka inside the beltline. RTP is really durham and that's where most people will work from in the corporate world but there are countless companies set up throughout the county. Raleigh, Cary, Holly Springs, etc were already at capacity a decade ago so you're seeing it spill out into the rest of the towns in wake co.

This was a great video! I'm planning to retire to Charlotte in a couple of years. Im in Los Angeles, California. Can you do a video about thye bugs and insects especially the snakes. I hear that there are a lot of snakes. Is that true?

2 muffins and a dirty chai
Is 20 dollars in Brooklyn!
Nc charoltte Is half of that lol

We really need school info , some of us have school aged children
K-12 another of schools are magnet etc.. a bit confusing

Optimus hall is a beast ,, cheap priced food and easy to open up a business !!!!!!!!!

i spent 7 days in charlotte nc last in a arbnb such a blessing, but, the schools for young children does take sometime to locate. keep working as i am too. search for 28269, 28262

I never lived in charlotte, nc before and only in the Raleigh Durham area for the past 23 years

Lived in Charlotte for almost 9 years and Raleigh now for 14. I would never leave Raleigh to go back to Charlotte. Charlotte is like Asheville, nice place to visit but don’t want to live there.

Raleigh is closer to the beach so yeah

Hello! Very useful video. I loved it. Me, my husband are searching for a place to retire from New England. NC or SC seems very interesting in many aspects such as nicer weather, cost of living, close to mountain/water etc… If we look for affordable housing near lake, where would you recommend? I believe it can be pricy or any area would be a good fit for us? Doesn’t have to be 55 plus community. I appreciate your input. Thank you.

Very informative video, u covered stuff other videos dont, for ex hurricanes...

I am a Statistical Analyst and have been ranking American metro areas and small towns since 1985. As metro areas, Charlotte NC/SC offers more overall than Raleigh/Durham NC. Even on the city level, Charlotte wins. Both metro areas are green/clean, have strong economies, nice 4 season climates, and friendly residents. But metro Charlotte’s Buying Power (income vs. overall cost of living) is much better, there more way more unique recreational assets (things most metros do not have) in metro Charlotte than metro Raleigh/Durham, much better transportation assets (airport/light rail/trollies/street cars). Though RDU has its merits, Charlotte wins hands down.

What about active retirees that like golf, tennis, shopping, going out to dinner, etc…which would be more appropriate?

The Triangle has $15+B investment already pledged. Toyota, Fuji Pharma, Wolf Speed, Apple, VinFast (although they are having teething issues, but the Toyota partnership is promising) are just a few.

U look amazing and good to listen from u about Charlotte; intend shifting to this city in near future as an overseas invest; need guidance from you; if it is fine wit you

I live in California now and I will move to Charlotte in two months. I will contact you kaila later on.
Thanks for the video!

If you're moving to Charlotte, either be wealthy or do it 5 years ago.

I'm from Tallahassee Florida and it's a city town and a college town. So I know exactly what you are talking about.

Hi Kaila nice video presentation,I'm from Melbourne Australia but I have a big interest in the USA.I watch a lot of videos about the different cities and landmarks. I have been to the US twice in 2015 and 2017.and the first time was a roadtrip around the eastern states.Part of that trip we drove through South Carolina and North Carolina but we didnt see any cities.We drove through this weird place called South of the border which had all things Mexican/souvenirs.

This is like a Austin vs Dallas comparison. College town vs corporate town.

I've lived in the Triangle and in Charlotte. I think that Charlotte is way better. Neither is a "real city" (e.g., NY, DC, SF, Boston), but Charlotte has a much more vibrant downtown. The Triangle, however, seems to have a more educated and more sophisticated population due to, among other things, the presence of Duke and UNC professors. Anyway, Charlotte is a small version of Atlanta, and Raleigh is a small version of Charlotte. P.S.: I love your videos.

I want chocolate 😍😍 thank you very much

Hows the healthcare in Charlotte?

Queens University in Charlotte is a lovely private school with an ivy league flavor in coveted the Myers Park neighborhood.

I’ve lived in both. Simply put, Charlotte is good for singles. Raleigh better for just about everything else. You can’t go wrong with NC though.

Very helpful video, thank you! Now I need to find the best elementary school in Charlotte area or in the outskirt towns and a great 3 BD apt or town Home near it and Voila!

I live in Raleigh and worked in Charlotte . I’m team Charlotte here because Charlotte is less segregated and more inclusive than Raleigh. Too many egos in Raleigh and people seem very delusional. I’m from Nashville Tennessee born and raised and Charlotte is more comparable to Nashville for me. Raleigh to me and lots of others, Raleigh lack’s culture and feels very vanilla. The food scene in Charlotte is far superior than Raleigh. The people in Charlotte are more pleasant and welcoming than Raleigh. Raleigh can be extremely boring. That’s my honest opinion of both cities oh and Charlotte has a way bigger and better airport and better infrastructure.

Keep going you help me alot thinking to move from NYC to NC this summer maybe last month for me will be september in NYC thanks alot i was just thinking about tornado in NC is it true that you can get tornado ?

Truth be told there are just so many great places to live in North Carolina from Raleigh to Charlotte to the coast. I was leaning towards Raleigh but I think there are more affordable options outside of Charlotte. Btw… love your videos. I am learning so much about North Carolina. 👍

That was awesome