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Last January, I went to Charlotte , and I loved the city. Specially Huntersville, close to lake Norman, less traffic, and beautiful area with homes are great prices. My concerning why so many homes for sale , and foreclosure in Charlotte. Is there someting I don't know. Like crimes, and no jobs.
I would like to know if Huntersville is a save area, easy to get jobs. As well about Clayton, close to Raleigh. This city is more country, but very close to everthing.
Please, let me know if someone can give a message about these cities.
Thank you
Gina ( Brazilian in Florida)
Last edited by Gina 2007; 10-28-2007 at 12:37 PM..
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Last January, I went to Charlotte , and I loved the city. Specially Huntersville, close to lake Norman, less traffic, and beautiful area with homes are great prices. My concerning why so many homes for sale , and foreclosure in Charlotte. Is there someting I don't know. Like crimes, and no jobs.
I would like to know if Huntersville is a save area, easy to get jobs. As well about Clayton, close to Raleigh. This city is more country, but very close to everthing.
Please, let me know if someone can give a message about these cities.
We have been in Clayton for two years and moved from Charlotte near Huntersville. I did much of my shopping in Huntersville and had good doctors in that area. I would be inclined to say Huntersville is much better than Clayton. It is definitely much NICER than Clayton, that is for sure! BUT...it really depends on what you are looking for in your general lifestyle, home, schools, etc. I would love to share all the information with you I know. My instant pick would be that you would be much happier with Huntersville. Have you visited the two towns? Again, it really depends on what is important to you. I think the schools are better in Clayton, believe it or not. But Charlotte/Huntersville has so many more conveniences. Also, taxes are something you definitely need to look at. Our home there was purchased for $238,000 and our taxes were about $1600 for the year. Here, in Clayton, our home was $404,000...(it is a much nicer home...I am not comparing home prices, just taxes) and our taxes are over $4000 for the year. Anyway, give me a shout back and I would love to tell you all I know!
I'm from FL, too. We moved to Clayton a year ago and we loved it. I just visited Mooresville/Hunterville/Concord and have to say that Clayton and M/H/C are totally different from each other. Clayton has more rural feel to it while others aren't. According to schools' scoring, Clayton is better than those three towns. BUT M/H/C have the better shopping centers, city feel to it, and stuff like that. The only complaint I have with Clayton is a driving distance to the shopping center. Clayton is catching up...they are now building more new stores and a new hospital will be built sometime this coming Spring. It just all depends on what you're looking for. When I was shopping for a new home before deciding on Clayton for sure, my main focus is education for my child. I checked the school score and boy, am I glad that I've found a wonderful school for him. We're very pleased that we made the right decision. I hope you'll find what you're looking for. It's best that you must have at least one visit to any towns you wants to see before making a decision. It took us a year to do the research. Good Luck.
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It really depends on what you are looking for. Clayton has a very rural feel and has great schools. What has made me love Clayton is its that it is rural but very convenient to the city and situated so in between the beach and mountains. It is one of the fastest growing places in the country and right now it is ideal for prices.
I would compare Huntersville more with Cary ten years ago.
It was once modeled after Cary and once was the states fastest growing cities
Here a video and timeline of Huntersville explaining why it a great place to live
Notice the population timeline and you will see it like being a part of New City.
Plus largest man made lake in the state is great for recreation also Mountain Island lake for a more quieter lake experience is in your backyard.
Town of Huntersville, North Carolina (http://www.huntersville.org/welcome_1.asp - broken link)
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Moving from Florida
Huntersville or Clayton
