Considering a move to Charlotte

hno: This isn't a real estate site. Go to the city-data forums if you want information like that. :bash:

g-man430 said:

hno: This isn't a real estate site. Go to the city-data forums if you want information like that. :bash:

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What's your problem? People ask questions like this all the time.

Normandy, I'm sure someone who knows Charlotte would be more than happy to give you information about Charlotte.

28270, 28277, and 28173 are the 'hot' 'hip' zipcodes for the suburban wasteland where i'm at.

i'd suggest staying further in town. what are you looking for? do you have a family or just looking for a place to stay?

g-man430 said:

hno: This isn't a real estate site. Go to the city-data forums if you want information like that. :bash:

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This coming from the person that leads the forum in inane posts.

To answer the gentleman's questions, I don't know alot about Charlotte, but I'm sure plenty of other people on this site do.

Style™ said:

28270, 28277, and 28173 are the 'hot' 'hip' zipcodes for the suburban wasteland where i'm at.

i'd suggest staying further in town. what are you looking for? do you have a family or just looking for a place to stay?

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Thank you for your helpful input, I know it goes against urbanism but a condo is too small, I'm looking for a single family home for my family.

Urbanity is not about condos. It is about how a place functions and acts. There are also nice townhomes you might like to consider in Uptown Charlotte, assuming you are O.K. with living in the core of the city.

Raleigh-NC said:

Urbanity is not about condos. It is about how a place functions and acts. There are also nice townhomes you might like to consider in Uptown Charlotte, assuming you are O.K. with living in the core of the city.

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So is that the other areas (like the zip codes I mentioned before) are not safe, no jobs, no development or is the city core just where it's at?

waccamatt said:

This coming from the person that leads the forum in inane posts.

To answer the gentleman's questions, I don't know alot about Charlotte, but I'm sure plenty of other people on this site do.

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Hehehehehe

Um, as far as Charlotte goes, I don't live there, but I drive through a lot. Now, I know this is going to sound strange (and hurtful to many), and it's in the suburbs and stuff, but in Fort Mill, SC, there is a pretty cool mixed-use deal going on---about 20 miles from downtown. The thing I liked about it was that you had a perfect view of downtown Charlotte---looked like Oz peaking through the trees.

Normandy said:

So is that the other areas (like the zip codes I mentioned before) are not safe, no jobs, no development or is the city core just where it's at?

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Charlotte forumers can answer that better. What I was trying to say is that if you prefer a more urban living, Uptown Charlotte offers opportunities, without having to break the bank. Like any other city, Charlotte has its more desirable locations, but not the amount of gritty areas that other cities have. You will not see East St Louis type of districts [Not to put down St Louis, in any way.]

Normandy said:

I'm considering moving to Charlotte and I've done some extensive research (as much as can be done online) on the surrounding areas but I have no clue which parts are the safest and which parts should be avoided.

What the Best Zip Codes?

I've found homes in zip codes, 28269, 28214, 28215...so basically the eastern side away from the water/floodplains.

What spot has the most development coming through in the suburbs?

I've been looking at areas 1, 2 and 3.

I believe areas 9, 8 and 7 aren't so great because they are close to Lakes Norman and Wylie and have lower property values.

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I'd recommend you post your questions in this forum.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/charlotte/

Normandy said:

Thank you for your helpful input, I know it goes against urbanism but a condo is too small, I'm looking for a single family home for my family.

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Hey there when i lived in Charlotte in a single family home 28226 was a great zip cope. It stretches from near southpark down to I-485. Quiet areas, well kept homes, 40 minute commute to uptown via providence, 10 minute commute to Pineville area via 51.

Normandy said:

So is that the other areas (like the zip codes I mentioned before) are not safe, no jobs, no development or is the city core just where it's at?

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In Charlotte, almost the whole city is "where it's at" for development. With the exception of the airport area and certain patches of deadness in the north and east, the entirety of Mecklenburg County is seeing strong job growth and development.

You're obviously going to get a slanted opinion on an urbanist website, but I would join the chorus encouraging you to move closer in. Property values are getting ready to explode in a lot of inner neighborhoods, meaning big returns on your initial investment, and as Raleigh-NC says there are no utterly hopeless parts of town (yet). You can still get a reasonably cheap house with a yard only a few minutes from uptown if you're willing to deal with a couple of years of transition in the north and west neighborhoods just outside I-277.

If you're pretty sure you want to live in the 'burbs, the ZIPs you listed are a good balance of affordability and comfort. You might also want to look at the south for high-end suburban neighborhoods.

g-man430 said:

hno: This isn't a real estate site. Go to the city-data forums if you want information like that. :bash:

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Be nice! This is only his third post.

^ I thought downtown Charlotte was more north than the 'urban' designation you indicate. Nonetheless, creative map.

teshadoh said:

^ I thought downtown Charlotte was more north than the 'urban' designation you indicate. Nonetheless, creative map.

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You're probably right, it is slightly north. I'm not the best with these things. I tried.

that 'ring' of decline is WAY off.

Style™ said:

that 'ring' of decline is WAY off.

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Ok fine, I suck at drawing. Maybe it's a bit north? There definitely is a ring of less prosperous areas that surround uptown in a crescent, from the east, to the north, and to the west. Maybe instead of declining areas I should have classified them as poor areas, not really declining, but not really improving either.

skysdalimit said:

Ok fine, I suck at drawing. Maybe it's a bit north? There definitely is a ring of less prosperous areas that surround uptown in a crescent, from the east, to the north, and to the west. Maybe instead of declining areas I should have classified them as poor areas, not really declining, but not really improving either.

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But at least east of downtown, they are improving. I think it's the Plaza neighborhood around Central Ave. that is gentrifying.