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Wesley Chapel NC: Snapshot of Community Life

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Real Estate Agent with Allen Tate Company 704-905-3935 105804

Who lives in Wesley Chapel NC and what is community life like in this small Union County village?

Wesley Chapel incorporated just ten years ago and lies in western Union County, one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina.  According to a 2007 estimate, Wesley Chapel has 4,793 residents.  The Village council has worked over the last two years to develop a vision for the community and a master plan to guide growth according to that vision.  In 2007, village residents were brought into the planning process and the results of a citizen survey give us a glimpse of Wesley Chapel community life and resident opinions.

Who lives in Wesley Chapel NC?

  • Wesley Chapel residents are fairly young.  Almost 40% of the responding households have two or more children under the age of 18.  Twenty five percent of the households have two or more residents in the 40 to 49 age group.
  • Seventy one percent of the survey respondents have lived in Wesley Chapel fewer than nine years.

Where do Wesley Chapel NC residents work?

  • Wesley Chapel is a bedroom community.  Thirty six percent of survey respondents travel 50 or more miles per day to work.  Over 50% spend more than 45 minutes per day commuting.
  • Thirty five percent of the commuters work in South Charlotte and another 23% work in Uptown Charlotte.  Twenty four percent work in Union County.
  • Twenty five percent of the survey respondents work at home.

How do Wesley Chapel residents feel about the quality of life in the Village?

  • Approximately 60% of the survey respondents felt that it was very important to preserve the rural, small town atmosphere in Wesley Chapel.  Nearly 40% felt that it is very important to maintain agricultural activity in the village.
  • A majority of survey respondents were satisfied with the rural character of the town, its clean and healthy environment and the existing architectural style of its buildings.  They were less satisfied with the availability of shopping and restaurants.

How would Wesley Chapel residents like to see the village grow in the future?

  • Survey respondents called for a greater mix and diversity of building styles and housing styles for different life phases.  Most wanted to encourage single family housing rather than condos, townhouses or rental housing.
  • When asked about housing density, survey respondents favored larger acre lots and opposed quarter-acre and mixed density lots.
  • A majority of survey respondents support the development of recreational amenities including active parks, such as ball fields, passive parks of open space, and greenways along floodplains and creeks.

Related article:  Happy Birthday Wesley Chapel NC!

Visit www.CarolinaSmallTownLiving.com to learn more about the Village of Wesley Chapel NC and its neighborhoods.

About the author:  Carol Fox of Allen Tate Realtors is a veteran real estate agent who has been selling the horse farms, rolling pastures and neighborhoods of Wesley Chapel NC for over twenty years.

Copyright 2008.  Carol Fox.  All rights reserved.  "Wesley Chapel NC:  Snapshot of Community Life"

 

   

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