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

Amazing video, A friend of mine referred me to a financial adviser sometime ago and we got talking about investment and money. I started investing with $120k and in the first 2 months , my portfolio was reading $274,800. Crazy right!, I decided to reinvest my profit and gets more interesting. For over a year we have been working together making consistent profit just bought my second home 2 weeks ago and care for my family.

I think you over exaggerated the size difference of the 2. Yes Raleigh city pop is about half the size of clt but the metros are similar in size, the triangle has about 2.2 million and Charlotte has 2.8m. Also it takes a lot longer to drive around Raleigh than 15 minutes if you drive the whole 540 it takes atleast an hour maybe even an hour and a half a lot longer than 485 in Charlotte and it’s not even fully completed yet

Native of Raleigh, my older sister lived in Charlotte the last 40 years. Raleigh wins hands down...tons of great neighborhoods, 120 mile Greenway system, big foodie city, less traffic, community spirit/ philanthropy, tons of doctors and excellent hospitals, wonderful suburbs, big time college academics\athletics, tons of city,county, and state parks, two large lakes-- Jordan Lake and Falls Lake, tons of smaller lakes where you can rent kayaks, sailboats, rowboats, excellent public schools plus lots of excellent private schools, very low crime, big local music scene, half a dozen outdoor concert venues, local farmers markets all over town plus in all the suburbs, community college with 70,000 students, multiple fine arts venues along with multiple art museums, childrens museums, nc state history museum, Rawlston Arboretum, State Fairgrounds, state Capitol, 2 hrs to closest beach (Wrightsville beach, 3 hours drive to closest mountains (Boone), lots of charm, plus tons of modern architecture and friendly people! Raleigh is much easier to navigate than Charlotte with less traffic too.😊

Charlotte is the up and coming hub for many businesses. Has been for a while. Raleigh is the wannabe up and comer. I would take Charlotte or Greensboro before I would take Raleigh. The culture in Raleigh is fairly toxic.

Thanks for clearing up my confusion, I'm moving from socal

Great video thanks a lot . I moved to Raleigh 3 years ago from Sacramento CA and honestly it’s boring here plus the pollen is killing me ,, HATE IT . we plan to move to charlotte but does it get pollen like Raleigh ?????

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If you want to die charlotte

Great video! Thank you

I grew up in CLT, went to school in CLT, have family and friends in CLT, visit often and don't get lost, but am in RDU now. Every time I'm back home, I'm so thankful I ended up in the Triangle rather than the Great State...

The RTP is literally full of tech companies (including the new Apple campus that’s coming) so tech is big in Raleigh. And there are also big healthcare systems just like Charlotte. Duke,UNC, WakeMed so there are definitely plenty of jobs just wanted to put that out there.

Hi, what is the medium house range in both cities?

Cary used to be called the Containment Area for Relocated Yankees

Raleigh is a much better place to move to. Better yet Tennessee. We are full.

Which city is better for allergies and asthma?

I love your videos ❤❤

If your from Ny, NJ, Conn. and Mass., don't move to North Carolina. The homes are priced the same as the north east but the salaries are very low (50k) if your not in the medical arena. The food is bad, the department stores have Target quality clothes, the mefical care is the worst I've ever experienced. These Drs would be sued into oblivion if they worked in the North East. This also includes the premieren vet emergency facilities. So if you don't want to die due medical mal practice and you want to protect your pets from the same don't move to Raleigh.

In your opinion, hows the asian community in Charlotte and Raleigh? Which would be better? Also, which city do you think is best for students/graduates of business-tech/art/healthcare backgrounds?

Nice job.

There is no pictures of the areas.

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.