Raleigh Tops another Top 10 List

Raleigh and it's surrounding cities have continued to gain popularity due to ranking on many top 10 list! From Safest Place to Live, to Education, to Jobs, etc. According to the Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh ranks number 2 for Best Place to Live in the Country by WalletHub. As a real estate agent, I can't tell you how many clients we have relocating here from around the country. Either for a job, family, retirement, or just to start in a new place. The Triangle is definitely growing and I'm not complaining! Below is the full Top 10 list from

 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/morning_call/2015/08/report-raleigh-is-no-2-best-place-to-live.html?ana=e_trig_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2015-08-04&u=mUSEyqSDBIHFjP5exjfb6iKPeuU&t=1438693147

Raleigh beats out West-coast cities like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco on a new ranking of the best places to live. Using 31 metrics in areas such as general livability, health and education systems, economic growth and tax rates, personal financial websiteWalletHub ranked all cities with a population of 300,000 or more. Raleigh ranks No. 2 overall and No. 1 in the education subcategory.Charlotte is the only other North Carolina city on the list, ranking No. 19.

WalletHub's top 10 best places to live:

1. Austin, Texas
2. Raleigh
3. Colorado Springs, Colorado
4. San Jose, California
5. Seattle
6. San Diego
7. Denver
8. San Francisco (tie)
9. Lexington, Kentucky (tie)
10. Virginia Beach, Virginia