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really??? now that's interesting about the traffic. i asked the realtor that question and she seemed like it wasnt an issue. also, my husband would be working downtown.
Seriously, if your hubby is having to go uptown for work, do not go Brookhaven. I'm not so sure I'd go Bridgehampton either - have you tried looking closer in to hwy 51? If you can get "inside" 51, or at least near it the commute time improves so much.
We relocated from NY about 10 years ago...you may be surprised to find that in some situations NYers may be the majority. Last year my son played on a rec league soccer team and half (!) the team was originally from NY.
Well that is quite a bit, NC has been hit the hardest as far as transplants go though. If I had to guess, I'd say a good 40% of North Carolina's overall population is not native -- however, you must realize that is not exactly something that can become any more than an estimate. Plus the population change has occurred in the more suburban and sprawly areas as opposed to more rural settings where a strong Southern influence remains.
I moved to Bridgehampton a few months ago and love it. Don't know if you have kids, but the schools it feeds to are wonderful as well. Hubby commutes uptown and it takes about a half hour in the morning and 40 mins in the evening. Proximity to shopping, eating and recreation can't be beat. HOA fees are low, pool is huge, new fitness center and the neighbors are great too!!! Good luck, welcome to Charlotte, and DM me if I can help.
PS. There is a gorgeous stone house for sale on my street.
Last numbers I read that had been updated had a 30 % out of state population in NC. That is very high but is only really true in the metro areas as stated very few transplants in the majority of the state. also NY and NJ only made up 11 % of the 30%.. Population in North Carolina (http://www.ncruralcenter.org/databank/datasheet.asp?topic=Population - broken link)
Last numbers I read that had been updated had a 30 % out of state population in NC. That is very high but is only really true in the metro areas as stated very few transplants in the majority of the state. also NY and NJ only made up 11 % of the 30%.. Population in North Carolina (http://www.ncruralcenter.org/databank/datasheet.asp?topic=Population - broken link)
Yeah, but they are all here in Charlotte, LOL!! So that would mean like 70,000 NY/NJ newcomers here. And you haven't counted the ones in nearby SC border towns, either, who commute back in to CLT.
Of course, I am just kidding, but I would suspect the figures you cited are low and mine are not that far off!!!!
Here is a NJ Chamber of Commerce assessment of outmigration in NJ. Although the article does not break down where NJ residents are moving to, I would suspect a large number are coming to NC - some to RDU . . . and some to CLT. If even 20% are coming to Charlotte, you can see how this would add up.
And this is just for NJ. Have not researched NY's outmigration.
"By 2006, the new outflow was 72,547 persons. A simple extrapolation of this trend suggests that New Jersey would have a net outflow of over 100,000 persons in 2009."
FULL ARTICLE:
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (http://www.njchamber.com/News/oct%2007%20bloustein.asp - broken link)
Here is a NJ Chamber of Commerce assessment of outmigration in NJ. Although the article does not break down where NJ residents are moving to, I would suspect a large number are coming to NC - some to RDU . . . and some to CLT. If even 20% are coming to Charlotte, you can see how this would add up.
And this is just for NJ. Have not researched NY's outmigration.
"By 2006, the new outflow was 72,547 persons. A simple extrapolation of this trend suggests that New Jersey would have a net outflow of over 100,000 persons in 2009."
FULL ARTICLE:
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (http://www.njchamber.com/News/oct%2007%20bloustein.asp - broken link)
ani- There was a study done somewhere that I read a few months back that indicated that New Jersey was the greatest recipient of New Yorkers fleeing that state. Manhattan's real estate costs ($1500-$2000 per square foot)make NJ seem like a cheap alternative. Multiply the square footage of your house, to see what that amount of living space would cost you in Manhattan! I think NC rates about third on the list of where New Jerseyans are migrating to. PA was number 1 and I can't remember who was #2. But with NJ having the highest property taxes in the nation, almost anywhere looks good!
Your right about the majority of NJ/NY escapees moving to the metro Charlotte and Raleigh areas. I can never think of Cary without the requisite "Collection Area for Relocated Yankees" passing through my mind! I think the sighting of a New Yorker or New Jerseyan in some of the more eastern and central areas of NC would be about as rare as a sighting of a flock of Passenger Pigeons.
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