Raleigh North Carolina

Raleigh North Carolina

An eclectic city of more than 350,000, Raleigh NC today is so much more than just the capital of North Carolina, the nation’s 12th most populous state. It is the home to the state’s largest university, two historically black colleges, and two women’s colleges.

Raleigh is blessed with a natural beauty second to none and a healthy environment. While welcoming some 10,000 new residents annually, it is protecting its scenic landscape and abundant resources through sensible zoning and development restrictions that protect water, trees and air quality.

While working and playing in Raleigh NC is the ultimate, living in Raleigh is what sets this place apart from all others. Whatever the taste – center city condo, penthouse, warehouse; a bungalow nestled in the dense and eclectic mix of established, walk able neighborhoods; the comfort of the suburban; the privacy of the rolling terrain of the exurban – Raleigh offers it all with the most extensive municipal services at the lowest tax rate of any major North Carolina city, and terrific public and private schools to boot. And housing is affordable in Raleigh with the median home sale price being just over $230,000 and the median contract rent at $673 per month. The mix of housing opportunities also is accommodating with 51.6 percent of the housing stock owner-occupied and 48.4 percent renter-occupied. With Raleigh’s “best of” and ultra-cool reputation, it may be somewhat surprising how affordable it really is overall. The latest cost of living index composite gave Raleigh a 98.1 rating. (The national cost of living average is 100.)

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