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Research Triangle in NC. Cheaper parts of Northern Virginia.
by raunak 6y ago
Research Triangle in NC. Cheaper parts of Northern Virginia.
- airhead969 6y agoRTP? Weather? And how about them critters, do you have any appendages remaining after the mosquitoes devoured them?
- Jtsummers 6y agoThe mosquitos in that area are not terrible (lived there for 4 years), if you think they're bad visit some of the northern states in the summer or south Georgia throughout the year. The summer suffered from the end of July into August with high humidity and higher (but not high) temperatures. But outside of that brief period, the weather was pretty nice. The winters are relatively mild with occasional bad snow/ice storms but you don't spend the whole winter in heavy coat and boots.
- airhead969 6y agoSounds like periodic escape is necessary for optimum climate: Southern inverse snowbird (Sweatbird?)
- emrah 6y agoI'll take 2-3 months of heat & humidity to only 2-3 months of nice weather (in PA)
- impendia 6y agoI grew up in Durham. Nice weather most of the year, although the summers are hot. Mosquitos are annoying, although you get used to them. The place has a lot to be said for it. Several outstanding universities, a bunch of really great restaurants, a fair amount of culture (e.g. I learned to swing dance there, and they would get like 200 people at their dances, which were always super fun), and a high amount of intellectual stuff going on. The two downsides, from my point of view: (1) It is very suburban, for the most part you have to get everywhere by car. (2) A bit too laid back for my taste, I enjoy the vibe more in places like Boston or Chicago. But both of these are plusses for many.
- clusterhacks 6y ago20+ years in the RTP area, born and grew up elsewhere in North Carolina. Summer weather from July to September is just terrible. Hot, humid, and mostly unrelenting. Excellent time to go elsewhere. The rest of the year is often beautiful. I don't think any of the RTP area is very cheap though. Especially if you have kids and get picky about school districts. Mosquitoes can be bad but honestly are much worse at dusk than any other time. That said, my kids have done outdoor summer camps locally and bug spray is often the second item mentioned after sunscreen in the "don't forget" lists.