A post that caught my attention.
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agent_daniBull City Rising has a post about why people choose to live in different cities. The specific situation is Cary vs. Durham, but there is much here that isn't specific to either city; it could apply to a large number of cities and the "suburban flight" phenomenon, including the value of rankings like "safest cities" and the way those rankings are calculated.
A local joke is that the name "Cary" stands for "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees." It is in near Durham but in Wake County, which contains towns like Raleigh (and Wake Forest, although the university isn't there anymore.)
At present I live in the City of Durham, albeit in a very much suburban area that is relatively recently developed. The apartment complex, one of the older ones in this part of the city, was constructed in 1987. We are planning to buy a house somewhere in Durham, most likely in the city, as opposed to the eponymous county which contains most of the city.
I lived in northeastern Pennsylvania from my birth until the spring of 2008, and in Raleigh (state capitol) from that move until early 2009. However, Durham has felt to be more "home" to me (and, I believe, to my SO) than either of those places ever did. It's a place we want to call home for a long time to come.
A local joke is that the name "Cary" stands for "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees." It is in near Durham but in Wake County, which contains towns like Raleigh (and Wake Forest, although the university isn't there anymore.)
At present I live in the City of Durham, albeit in a very much suburban area that is relatively recently developed. The apartment complex, one of the older ones in this part of the city, was constructed in 1987. We are planning to buy a house somewhere in Durham, most likely in the city, as opposed to the eponymous county which contains most of the city.
I lived in northeastern Pennsylvania from my birth until the spring of 2008, and in Raleigh (state capitol) from that move until early 2009. However, Durham has felt to be more "home" to me (and, I believe, to my SO) than either of those places ever did. It's a place we want to call home for a long time to come.
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Date: 2010-11-24 12:23 pm (UTC)Of course, the obvious take-home lesson is that different people want and need different things from where they live. For some people, living somewhere where nothing ever happens is an acceptable price for a low crime rate or a big yard, or living somewhere with high housing costs is worth it if you like the cool old buildings or the arts scene or something. And then of course there's the overwhelming factor of Where The Work Is - I give you why we're not going back to America any time soon, because the only real reason we'd go back would be so his parents have him near.