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Tom,
There are a few $$ sections of Greensboro, Winston, etc that are nice communities because they have old money influence, but the governments in those areas are always going to cater to the heavy minority component.
Remember, GSO just had their epiphany that minorities are being stopped more than white folk for equipment violations and secondary violations, so the city crafted an edict to curb equipment violation stops - so they wouldn't profile anymore.
We are still knocking out subdivisions in the county though, many with 6 figure houses being spec'd, some with acreage tracts, etc.
A lot in nice neighborhoods, you'll just have to get a lease or other land somewhere to hunt.
Now, in the surrounding counties, things are less cosmopolitan, and your level of comfort is based on what you put into it. I'm in an old farmhouse that needs a lot of upkeep, but I have 150 acres. No one, not even the local government, bothers us, because its conservative farmers and their descendants. And I blow things up a lot.
I know where there's another brick ranch with 150 acres southwest of asheboro. May even be a farm pond. 30 minutes to downtown greensboro.
Or I can guide you to developers handling low maintenance, nice neighborhood houses (probably with HOA's and such) even closer.
But again, the city governments suck. And there's areas I don't go in daylight.
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If you do decide on GSO, look north of the city for a place to live. Nice areas and schools around Summerfield,Oak Ridge or Stokesdale with a decent commute. Good luck.
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Tom,
There are a few $$ sections of Greensboro, Winston, etc that are nice communities because they have old money influence, but the governments in those areas are always going to cater to the heavy minority component.
Remember, GSO just had their epiphany that minorities are being stopped more than white folk for equipment violations and secondary violations, so the city crafted an edict to curb equipment violation stops - so they wouldn't profile anymore.
We are still knocking out subdivisions in the county though, many with 6 figure houses being spec'd, some with acreage tracts, etc.
A lot in nice neighborhoods, you'll just have to get a lease or other land somewhere to hunt.
Now, in the surrounding counties, things are less cosmopolitan, and your level of comfort is based on what you put into it. I'm in an old farmhouse that needs a lot of upkeep, but I have 150 acres. No one, not even the local government, bothers us, because its conservative farmers and their descendants. And I blow things up a lot.
I know where there's another brick ranch with 150 acres southwest of asheboro. May even be a farm pond. 30 minutes to downtown greensboro.
Or I can guide you to low maintenance, nice neighborhood houses (probably with HOA's and such) even closer.
But again, the city governments suck.
Especially when you're trying to build things.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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And I blow things up a lot. Especially when you're trying to build things. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Where there's fire, there's me.
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Knoxville for all of the reasons listed plus SEC football. If I was going to be a city boy Knoxville would be my pick.
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One thing that pissed me off about the area, is that High Point, NC (near GSO) closed its Shakespeare Theatre.
A sign of the times that the economy is still in fragile shape.
There is no doubt in my mind that Knoxville is "bigger" than the metropolitan complex of GSO, Winston, High Point, etc combined. Probably a lot more offerings in one location than you could get here, if that's what your looking for.
You'd have to go to raleigh or Charlotte for some levels of entertainment.
But I don't know how far outside knoxville one would have to go to find (my idea) of peace.
Hope the rambling helps.
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GSO and W-S are growing the wrong way IMHO and judging by the out of state plates I see everywhere do not see a change in that direction. Taxes at every level are out of hand IMHO.
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If "cost of living" matters in your decision, then TN wins hands down. We just had to make this same decision (TN or NC) and chose not to live in NC because of the tax's. There is a significant difference.
Good luck.
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Three guys on my floor alone are from TN, each owns a house in each state . There must be a lot more IT jobs in the GSBO-W-S-HP area then there are in Eastern TN.
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If "cost of living" matters in your decision, then TN wins hands down. We just had to make this same decision (TN or NC) and chose not to live in NC because of the tax's. There is a significant difference.
Good luck. Not just taxes, but other costs (insurances, gas, utilities, etc.) are also higher in NC than they are in TN or VA.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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I am familiar with both places. MOVE to TN!
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After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box. Italian Proverb
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When in Knoxville check out the mouse's ear, nothing like it in Greensboro. NC's public schools are better than Tn. Lots of really good looking coeds in Knoxville.
If I was going to move to east Tn, I'd move to Cleveland, mostly white people & good schools.
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Another vote for Knoxville over Greensboro if one must live in a larger city. Greensboro just plain sucks.
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Greensboro sucks,,,, hot, crowded and flat,,, Knoxville has more to offer and you are close to the mountains,,, heck in 2 hours you can be over 6,500 feet up. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This.
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Conversely, in 3 hours, you can be at the ocean from GSO.
If that's your gig.
(Just not in GSO, but the GSO area.)
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Conversely, in 3 hours, you can be at the ocean from GSO.
If that's your gig.
(Just not in GSO, but the GSO area.) and be in some beautiful mountains in 2 hours as well
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Gas tax is about .10-.20 higher per gal in N.C. than in TN as well
FJB & FJT
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Conversely, in 3 hours, you can be at the ocean from GSO.
If that's your gig.
(Just not in GSO, but the GSO area.) and be in some beautiful mountains in 2 hours as well Yeah...but meanwhile you are living in a dreary place... ( I lived in Greensboro for a year before I escaped to where there are real mountains...)
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One is Red State or will be the other is Blue State. I would choose NC.
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One is Red State or will be the other is Blue State. I would choose NC. Because of the higher taxes? or More of your liberal buddies?
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