I saw this thread for the last few hours and thought I'm sure I have nothing to add. Clicked it and lol... I have a house about 30 minutes from there.
Cary/Chapel Hill are different animals. Cary a.k.a. 'Containment Area For Relocating Yankees' is very nice but crowded now. Especially with mini vans and soccer Moms. Good if you have a family and kids. Chapel Hill has a lot of influence from the university system. Young people, culture, music scene. It is less developed in the sense of 'Truman Show' subdivisions. Both are nice areas but very different.
This area has changed a lot in 10 years. I never told people what I did when I first started coming here and had a place in NYC and a place in Raleigh. The bible freaks dominated the area. Now I pass by an Adam and Eve 5 minutes from my house and they actually have a huge headquarters 40 minutes from me (btw if you get a chance you should read about the owner. An incredible industry advocate). This whole area is a lot more progressive and built up from 10 years ago. Plus I have never seen an area that is so consistently groom and landscape. It is gorgeous here I must say.
Hope this is some good info.
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