Relocating: Established Neighbourhoods in Raleigh or Durham? (Cary, Chapel Hill: chapel, houses)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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My husband and I are considering relocating to RTP. He's self-employed so commuting is not an issue. Well he'd probably have to fly to DC twice a month so a decent drive to the airport would be nice. We're currently living an hour away from an airport so a drive of 30 minutes would actually be great!
Our budget is $250-300K. So I assume that Chapel Hill is out of the question. We like established neighborhoods with mature trees, etc, definitely don't want new construction. Ideally we'd like a house of around 2000 square feet on a lot of around 1/4 to a 1/3 of an acre, larger is ok, but we wouldn't go much smaller.
Given that what are some neighbourhoods that we should be looking at?
Or Springbrooke at Silverton in Cary.
Or Northwoods
Oxxford Hunt
Some of MacArthur Park Neighborhoods
Medfield Estates has larger homes and nice trees and lots in that price range.
All in Cary.
N Raleigh should have several offerings with easy commute to the airport.
W Raleigh, Meredith Woods, Laurel Hills, are a couple to consider.
You should really check out Longview Gardens. The homes are 2000-3000 sq ft. on 2/3 to one full acre. The homes were built from 1938 to 1965. The neighborhood is currently being considered for the National Register of Historic Places. In their fall newsletter, the Raleigh Historic District Commission said "(Longview Gardens) is considered to be the most artistic mid-twentieth century planned development in Raleigh."
I am biased? Of course, I live up the street, but it fits your description and I think the neighborhood is steal.
If you want to be close to the park, I would suggest Hope Valley Farms. Getting a large lot will be a problem, but I think that you can get 1/3 acre in Hope Valley. $300k may not be enough for 2,000 sf, though.
I'm sending you a couple of listings from my neighborhood--established, large treed lots about 30 minutes to the airport, near walking trails and shopping, in Durham.
In southern Durham, my first thought is Fairfield. Lovely trees, nice sized lots, and some of the houses are fairly new. Woodcroft is also a good option. There are fewer homes in the $300,000 bracket, but plenty of nice homes over 2000 sq ft on gorgeous wooded lots.
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