Hello everyone, my wife and I are looking to move to the Charlotte area, Kannapolis, Mooresville, Concord, etc. Any areas to avoid, as far as crime? We also have 1 child and want to find the good schools for him. Also, what are the smog requirements there? I have an 1987 BMW as well as the xA. How is the job market? I have my Class A CDL, and mortgage exp. my wife has medical office and insurance exp. Any suggestions and recommendations are welcome. Thanks.

 

i live in albemarle, but work in concord @ the toyota dealership. i love the stanly county area. good schools, community atmosphere. mostly rural area.

 

ok, how far away is stanley county, and what are the smog rules? We are looking for a basic 3 bed 2 bath house, my dad will be living with us as well.

 

You can check into Lancaster and york county, in SC. They are as close as Kannapolis, Moresville. Plus there is no inspections on cars/bikes in SC, House would be alot cheaper down in SC too. Fort Mill is a nice area.

 

last time i checked the crime in charoltte is horrible

 

OK I'll do that, thanks.

 

Alright, define horrible. We had 3 people get stabbed last night here in Escondido.

 

Concord, NC. The cabarrus county school system is good. If I were you I would stay away from charlotte. CMS schools are pretty bad.

 

OK, that's kind of where we are looking, Kannapolis due to the new research center, Concord seems good too.

 

Crime isn't too bad here. I am sure its no worse then cali. You'll be fine, unless you go looking for trouble or drive a Honda. I've been here since 91 and had more problems with crime in my little suburban town than in Charlotte itself.

 

Well I don't have a Honda, so I guess I'll be ok.....

 

we live in union county in a small town called indian trail. its south of charlotte, but the taxes are lower than in mecklenburg county(county that charlotte is in) and the skools are not crazy like in mecklenburg county.

 

Yea the Concord Kannap. area is good.

 

You should look into Rock Hill, SC. It's a small town about 20 minutes south of Charlotte.

 

I live in the Ballantyne section of Charlotte. They have the best schools in the area and very little crime. It is very convenient and growing like crazy so the job opportunities are plentiful.