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Considered Austin when I decided to leave Seattle. Ultimately decided on Raleigh instead. the biggest detractor to Austin for me is that you have to drive every

Considered Austin when I decided to leave Seattle. Ultimately decided on Raleigh instead. the biggest detractor to Austin for me is that you have to drive everywhere. Unless you are significantly wealthier than I am you will be living in a suburban development where you will have to drive to anything. Here in Raleigh I can (and do) ride my bike or easily walk to bars, coffee shops, restaurants, grocery stores.

christophilus 4y ago
Raleigh is surprisingly good. Greenville, SC and Durham, NC are both excellent, too. Been a hot minute since I lived in Durham, but I highly recommend checking out “Reality Ministry’s” talent show. It packs the largest arena in Durham every year (or did pre-COVID, anyway). Also, if Rose’s Meats and Sweets is still a thing, it’s a must visit. Welcome to the balmy south!
ghaff 4y ago
I guess downtownish Raleigh is cheaper than Austin. But pretty much everyone I know who works in Raleigh lives in Cary or suburban Raleigh someplace. Raleigh does have a pretty nice downtown but the nice downtown is pretty small. (Which is a pretty common pattern with medium-size cities--often old mill towns--which have somewhat gentrified downtowns in the Northeast as well.)
- sputknick 4y ago
  Yeah, thats a fair point, I probably should have been more specific, I'm actually in Apex. The comparable part of Austin I looked at was Cedar Park/Round Rock.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    I used to take a lot of trips to Apex because Data General had a plant there (and a software development facility in RTP). They may still be Dell facilities by way of EMC. But this was decades ago and they were always in and out trips so I can't say I'm really familiar with the immediate area. These days it's always downtown Raleigh I'm going to and staying in.
kalstone 4y ago
I'm curious where you moved to in Raleigh? I moved from Raleigh to Austin. When I was in Raleigh it seemed about as walkable/bike able as Austin
- sputknick 4y ago
  I probably should have been more specific, I'm in Apex. The comparable part of Austin I looked at was Cedar Park/Round Rock area.
  - pandaman 4y ago
    Where did you live in Seattle then? I had been under impression Seattle is way more expensive than Austin.

christophilus 4y ago

Raleigh is surprisingly good. Greenville, SC and Durham, NC are both excellent, too. Been a hot minute since I lived in Durham, but I highly recommend checking out “Reality Ministry’s” talent show. It packs the largest arena in Durham every year (or did pre-COVID, anyway). Also, if Rose’s Meats and Sweets is still a thing, it’s a must visit. Welcome to the balmy south!

ghaff 4y ago

I guess downtownish Raleigh is cheaper than Austin. But pretty much everyone I know who works in Raleigh lives in Cary or suburban Raleigh someplace. Raleigh does have a pretty nice downtown but the nice downtown is pretty small. (Which is a pretty common pattern with medium-size cities--often old mill towns--which have somewhat gentrified downtowns in the Northeast as well.)

sputknick 4y ago
Yeah, thats a fair point, I probably should have been more specific, I'm actually in Apex. The comparable part of Austin I looked at was Cedar Park/Round Rock.
- ghaff 4y ago
  I used to take a lot of trips to Apex because Data General had a plant there (and a software development facility in RTP). They may still be Dell facilities by way of EMC. But this was decades ago and they were always in and out trips so I can't say I'm really familiar with the immediate area. These days it's always downtown Raleigh I'm going to and staying in.

kalstone 4y ago

I'm curious where you moved to in Raleigh? I moved from Raleigh to Austin. When I was in Raleigh it seemed about as walkable/bike able as Austin

sputknick 4y ago
I probably should have been more specific, I'm in Apex. The comparable part of Austin I looked at was Cedar Park/Round Rock area.
- pandaman 4y ago
  Where did you live in Seattle then? I had been under impression Seattle is way more expensive than Austin.