Posted on 05/23/2017 7:42:24 AM PDT by shatcher
My husband began a new job west of Charlotte, NC recently. We are not familiar with the area yet, but what we have seen feels very busy and chaotic. Are there any Freepers from the area that can tell us about some good places to live west of Charlotte with a slower pace? Thank you in advance!
What is the weather like in the Charlotte and neighboring areas (including the nearest parts of S.C.)? Does it get hot and muggy a lot in the summer or is it milder? I have found Florida to be too hot and humid in the summer and Pennsylvania is too cold in the winter. I am thinking that the piedmont area of SC or NC would be in-between and be more to my liking but I have only been to NC and SC on brief visits.
Take a look at Shelby to the west.
Mountain Island Lake along route 16 would not be far from Downtown, but not much traffic and easy access to 485 and the airport. You could go further out into Licoln County on the west side of Lake Norman in Denver.
Mountain Island Lake along route 16 would not be far from Downtown, but not much traffic and easy access to 485 and the airport. You could go further out into Licoln County on the west side of Lake Norman in Denver.
Charlotte was a good place, more or less, until the late 80s.
I live in Concord. It sounds like you may be around Steele Creek.
Check out Mountain Island if you are financially set.
If I really had to be in W. Charlotte every day I would consider Tega Cay in SC. There is good lakefront there.
Compared to what?
Greenville, Spartanburg and possibly Asheville back then.
Those cities have come a long way.
I would consider good property on I-26 north of Spartanburg.
To much of a commute for everyday Charlotte.
I work NC and SC daily. Charlotte is a nice place.
Beats the snot out of Bernie-land in Raleigh.
If west of the airport, but on the airport side of the Catawba river, he’s going to have limited options (bridges) to cross the river to get to work, which could add to commuting times in the future (if not now), and depending on his hours. If he’s already west of the river, then look at Belmont, Gastonia, and north of I-85 in Lincoln county.
You COULD look down I-77 into South Carolina (Ft. Mill, Rock Hill), but that’s not going to be as convenient for trips to the mountains.
So, if you ARE trying to get to the mountains for weekends, then proximity to US-321 will help you get up towards Boone (NC), or being near I-85, then head south on it to US-74 west to get to Asheville and surrounds.
If the hubby doesn’t mind a longer commute (maybe if his job is in Gastonia), Shelby is a nice sized town, with a downtown area that’s pretty quaint and is coming back.
No, not Polly. Gary Boarman, owner of Lake James Custom Homes. Super good guy!
Since I’m originally from PA, and my folks are in Florida, I feel qualified to answer that!
Yes it gets hot and humid in NC in the summer. But growing up outside of Philly, I don’t the the humidity is as bad here in the afternoons as it was there growing up. Humidity seems to have an inverse relationship with the temperature so, when it’s getting hot in the afternoon, the air is drying out. Of course, when evening settles in, it goes the other way.
That said, it is NO WHERE near as bad as summers in Florida, where you just can’t escape the heat AND humidity from mid-May through September.
In Charlotte, we’re 2 hours from the mountains (about the same as Philly ‘burbs to the Poconos), and about 3.5 hours to the beach (about the same as to the Jersey shore - if you count the traffic!).
We get all 4 seasons, but winters are generally tolerable. When we DO get snow or ice, it rarely hangs around more than a couple days.
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