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Relocating to Charlotte Area - Recommendations

josselynjosselyn
in North Carolina Babies

Hello,

We will be relocating to the Charlotte area.  We have never been to NC and saw online a big lake (Lake Norman) that didn't appear to be too far away.  We are wondering how far that area is to downtown Charlotte.

 Also looking for recommendations on family friendly places to live with good school systems (on or near the lake).   At this stage, any information would be useful.

Thank you 

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Re: Relocating to Charlotte Area - Recommendations

  • Aprilmomx2Aprilmomx2 member

    Hi there!  "Welcome" to Charlotte (early!)  Lake Norman is a great area, lots to do, places to eat, lots of neighborhoods, etc.  If you or SO are working in downtown Charlotte, it would be a bit of a drive each day.  It's probably about 30  mins to downtown but then factor in rush hour traffic you could be looking at an hour or more.  I don't do that drive so somoene else might know best. 

    We have lived up near Concord / Harrisburg area before and there is alot to do there, great neighborhoods (check out Highland Creek area), etc. 

    We currently live in South Charlotte and LOVE this area and plan to stay in this part of town!  There are many more places to eat, shop, etc. 

    I do not know anything about schools as DS is only 6 months old.  I would highly recomend checking out Highland Creek or Birkdale Village area if you want to be on the North part of Charlotte! 

    Good luck!  If you have any other questions you can PM me and I will do my best to help out!

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  • cneal08cneal08

    Since you are looking for good schools, I would recommend looking in Huntersville or Cornelius.  They are both near Lake Norman and have a lot of family-friendly neighborhoods.  I live near Huntersville and it is about a 45 minute drive to downtown (or, as we say, "uptown"). 

    Lake Wylie would be another option, and would put you in the South end of town which also has some nice housing options.  

    You might also want to check out the Ballantyne area - very nice neighborhoods and kid friendly. 

    HTH 

     

     

     

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  • Aug05bride13Aug05bride13
    Welcome! We are in the Huntersville area and are very happy here. Depending on where you will be working it is about 20-60 minutes to downtown (Uptown). I would suggest checking out www.lakenormanmommies.com. There is a lot of very useful info about this area on that website. We moved here 2 years ago and have been very happy with our decision! Let me know if you would like any more info!
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  • josselynjosselyn
    Thank you, this is a great start.  I will look into the places mentioned and I'm sure I'll be back with questions.
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