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[Laurie VanDine <laurie AT bizrace.com>]

I'd have to agree 100% with KJ.  And I have to laugh at your description of
Cary!  My husband and I just moved to NC a year and a half ago from California
(although Ken is originally from the Outer Banks of NC, he spent the last 10
years in CA).  When we first arrived and were looking to buy a home, we 
thought
we really liked Chapel Hill and Cary (although everybody did give us that 
EXACT
same description of Cary that KJ just did!).  Cary is very much like the South
Bay Area of Northern CA.  It felt comfortable to us.  But, we settled in 
Durham
in the Woodcroft area and absolutely LOVE it.  

Chapel Hill (and Cary for that matter) are very expensive.  You can get the 
same
house in a nice area of Durham (and yes, there are very nice areas of Durham)
for $100K less than in Chapel Hill.  And for those people with children,
childcare expense is also something to consider.  Childcare in Chapel Hill is 
on
the average about $1000/mo for one child (an infant).  In Durham, for a
comparable childcare center, it is about $700/mo for one infant.  On a per 
month
basis, that's a BIG difference!  $1000/mo. for childcare is absolutely
ridiculous if you ask me.  And since we have a 7-month old, saving $300/mo. 
was
very important to us.  As far as schools go, the elementary school in our area
is the number one elementary school in Durham. 

It really all depends on what type of person you are as to what area you will
like best.  Ken and I wouldn't fit in very well in Carrboro!  But, we do like
the area of Durham that we live in.   




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Quoting "K. Jo Garner" <kelly AT metalab.unc.edu>:

> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Tom Boucher wrote:
> ->When we were looking for a place to live before moving out here, the 
> ->first word out of almost all of the people, strangers to co-workers was 
> ->'Don't live in Durham'
> ->
> ->Not exactly the ringing endorsement.   When I lady at the grocery store 
> ->in Durham said that, we got nervous.
> ->
> ->Heard things like crime, corrupt police force, bad education system, 
> ->all sorts of things.
> 
> Gee, was it like the place you moved away from? ;) 
> 
> Sorry, but people who say things like that generally don't live in the
> place/town any longer or attribute the actions of a few to the intentions
> of many.
> 
> There's plenty of people who would say much the same about Cary - Don't 
> live in Cary, it caters to pushy yuppies with SUVs and too many children. 
> Of course, don't believe people until you've had a chance to check it out 
> yourself - unless you have no need to make up your own mind about things.
> 
> Cheers
> KJ
> 
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