Moving to Charlotte?

I started the other day when I was asked about the benefits of moving to Charlotte area about all the cultural activities and offerings that Charlotte area had to offer in addition to the weather advantages of coming from up North. But there are some other advantages that Charlotte area offers in addition to just those. One is the education system. Charlotte Mecklenburg School System is the largest in North Carolina. Having four kids; three which are enrolled in the system, I can speak from experience in this matter. I have been very impressed by the teaching quality and curriculum offered to my children here. In fact, when we moved my kids were about six months behind other kids in their grade levels in terms of where they were academically and expected to be. It was a shock to me. They raised the bar of what is expected of my kids and have made them work a little harder to maintain the quality of grades we expect out of them. In addition, Charlotte area offers some fine private schooling as well as religious schooling at very affordable prices.
One thing that seemed to allude me when we were moving here was the choices of higher education that the Charlotte area offered. Home to six different universities and colleges Charlotte is bubbling with opportunities for higher education. In the suburbs of Charlotte there are also another four universities. So, the area offers some excellent choices for higher education as well.

One of the most compelling reasons I hear from a lot of people and I tell anyone who is considering moving to the Charlotte area is the affordability of homes. While the average home price still hovers around the $200,000 mark; there are an abundance of homes to be purchased in the $150,000 and under price range. A lot are of newer construction and boast sizes most people are used to paying two to three times as much for up North. We have not been immune to the housing issue; however we also have not been as devastated as most other areas. When other areas of the country housing prices were skyrocketing in the double digits year after year; Charlotte area was holding to a steady increase. Yes, we have felt the effects of the housing collapse...just not on the levels of other parts of the country. There are great deals to be had here as well as other areas of the country in terms of housing.

With a wide array of cultural activities, sporting events, affordable housing, and education options Charlotte is fast becoming a place for people to move to.