How does Raleigh compare to Denver?
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The sprawl can be pretty similar in terms of suburbs spread out all over around the main city, but it is also easier to live fairly centrally without the extreme cost of downtown Denver. Housing prices vary a lot these days, with more expense the more central you are, but Denver is definitely more for the downtown experience. Also, there are lots of neighborhoods or entire suburbs similar to Highland Ranch - super planned, somewhat self-contained with restaurants etc., if you like that - but we live in a non-HOA community about fifteen minutes from downtown Raleigh. And there are apartments and condos that younger people live in. Lots of choices.
The weather is obviously very different. We rarely get snow - ice has been more likely in recent years but is also very unusual - but the humidity here makes heat *really* hot. And summer is from early May to the end of October. I grew up out West and have lived East for decades, but the humidity here still kills me. Spring and Fall here are very short, but Winter is very mild.
There is no good skiing anywhere on the East Coast. Period. However, NC beaches (as well as SC and GA, which have beaches within 3-6 hours away) are really fantastic. There are mountains in North Carolina that are really wonderful to visit, but none of the ski resorts are decent. Virtually no risk of wildfires here (and the Denver season of poor air quality for a month or two), but we do have a hurricane come through every once in a while. Because Raleigh is inland, it’s very rarely more than heavy rain and wind (but not hurricane level here).
The politics are definitely different. Colorado as a state is more clearly blue than North Carolina’s purple with reddish tinges, but the metropolitan areas are both predictably blue. The NC assembly is itching to make abortion illegal or heavily restrict it, and there is virtually no chance of legal weed here.
People in North Carolina are fatter and less active, and they are also more religiously observant than Denverites. It was an adjustment for my husband and I when we moved here from Connecticut just how public people are about their religion. That obviously isn’t universal, but it is definitely more so than other places I have lived. As a non-Christian, that has worn on me sometimes.
There are numerous universities in the Raleigh/Durham area, which means that there are many highly educated residents. Additionally, we have excellent healthcare provider organizations – truly top-notch.
Both cities have lots of breweries and pretty decent food. Raleigh’s food scene (esp if you include Cary and Durham) is about a 7.5 or an 8, I’d say, but trending up. Lots of chefs coming here. We just need more options in terms of food from different global locations.
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Cheaper, warmer, less expensive, mountains are only 2 hours away, pretty good schools.
This will also depend on your race frankly. I'd say it's going to be the same if you're white (minus seeing a lot more black people) and if you're black or really any non-white person you'll see a lot more of your people likely than in CO.
@Deloitte 2, stop being a weirdo and possible coward and ask exactly what your question is.
There's no debate there are more non black people in Raleigh than in Denver.
If you're white, things won't change drastically much except you'll see a lot of diversity. If you're not white, you'll still see tons of white people, but a whole lot more of whatever your race happens to be and other races.
Considerably lower elevation
It depends a lot on what you like to do and what your priorities are.
What are you looking for in terms of comparison?
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Air is a little thicker here.