Another survey is out and not surprisingly the Triangle AGAIN ranks in the Top Ten! This time it is the Kiplinger Best Cities: It's All About Jobs rankings.
As I have noted before regarding these rankings, the Census Bureau, for some strange reason decided to separate the Raleigh / Cary market (called an MSA) from the Durham / Chapel Hill Market. I am not alone in finding this to be not terribly well thought out. But the fact remains that it is an easy thing to make a case for the entire Triangle being the best place to live.
As the Triangle Business Journal article about the Kiplinger rankings points out, the economic base created by NC State, Duke and UNC is hugely responsible fo the strong showing of the Triangle. Well of course they are! The universities in this region of North Carolina are undeniably the biggest reason folks come here. Whether it is to go to undergraduate or graduate school, to work with a company started by someone with university credentials or just because they are attracted by the creative and intelligent kinds of folks who are involved in university life, they always find other reasons to stay! We are a couple of hours from the coast and a couple of hours from the mountains. We have towns and cities with unabashed community spirit and opportunites for growth, learning and exercise that are unmatched in many places in the country.
We also were not one of the regions of the country that saw hugely unsustainable development and we are lucky to have great options for housing all over the area. Want to live downtown? No problem. Want to live on lots of acreage? No problem. Want your child to walk to school? Absolutely! Want to be able to take a weekend trip with the family to play on the beach or experience colonial and revolutionary history in an afternoon? Bring it on! We've got it! North Carolina is a fantastic state and the Triangle has it all! (Have I mentioned the southern weather isn't too bad either?)
Combine all that AND throw in historically low interest rates as well as a solid future for career growth and opportunity and I'm not sure why you aren't running for the phone to schedule an appointment with me as we speak....oh, there's the phone! You must be calling! Gotta run!
SarahGray Lamm is a licensed, full time, residential Broker in the Triangle of North Carolina. She specializes in serving the real estate needs of home owners and home buyers in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, SW Durham and Northern Chatham County. With over 60,000 hours of experience in North Carolina real estate, SarahGray is proudly associated with Allen Tate Realtors , the Carolinas largest independent real estate company, ranking #8 in the nation. With exceptional relationships all over the Carolinas, SarahGray is able to connect you with other professionals in all areas who will make your home buying or selling experience the best you have ever had!
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