After much discussion, my wife and I are contemplating this very move, but not for retirement purposes (more to start everything). Anyone have any opinions on what is the better location for medical professionals? We are both inpatient practitioners (ER and Trauma @ Level 1) and have two small kids.

***sorry to hijack the thread!

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I got nothing.

Also - to throw a wrench in everything - Asheville continually gets named for #1 place to retire in US. Can't speak to it's bike friendliness but it's a very outdoorsy type area.

Either way from CLT or Raleigh it's an easy drive for a nice weekend getaway.

I'm really not familiar with either place but I suggest you both learn a little patients.

Related to the slower pace of life?

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I got nothing.

Those are weird choices imo. Look at Asheville, Charlottesville, Greenville SC, Chattanooga, Richmond (had to slip RVA in there, my hometown and the best place in the mid atlantic).

If you haven't made decisions yet- consider Winston-Salem. We have a large medical community and a city that (seems to me) is the next cool thing. 3 major universities, museums, livening downtown, historical neighborhoods, great schools, plenty of outdoor access, mild weather. We moved from NYC 4 years ago and love living here.

I know this request is old, but have you thought at all about Clermont FL??? I lived in Naples area then West Palm Beach, before Tucson for 5 years. When I was in Tucson I always had friends training in Clermont and didn't get it until on a whim I came here. It was 100% what I never expected. Amazing community, small, but close to an International airport. We have the NTC with amazing outdoor pool and hours, amazing trail systems and lake front. They are working on creating coast to coast bike trail, the foundation already exists here in Clermont. It is rolling country surprisingly and temps are great. We have an incredibly engaged endurance community and have a Park Run setup with a Free Weekly 5K every Saturday that gets a crazy turnout.

I also have lived in Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Springfield (IL), Champaign (IL), Downtown Chicago and San Diego for reference to provide some perspective.

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Not sure if your heart is set on those locations, but after a 6mo road trip across the country and considering several places including Charlotte and Raleigh, we decided on Greenvillle, SC. Take a look.

Hello, I retired from the military in 2014 and moved to Chapel Hill, NC immediately after. I grew up on Long Island and have lived throughout the country and Chapel Hill has really grown on my family and I. We had the option to live anywhere we wanted and chose based on numerous factors to include access to trails for hiking and mountain biking, road riding, schools, housing cost, hospitals, crime rate, overall happiness “feel” , social activities, restaurants and accessibility to an airport, to name a few. We couldn’t be happier with our decision as there’s a full spectrum of people from college students to retires here to balance it out. Perhaps the best thing is access to both back-country and cultural activities and everything in between either immediately there or a short drive away. If anyone has any questions about Chapel Hill or the Triangle area, hit me up.
Adam

Thanks very much for the replies. In the time since I first posted, we've sold our apartment in NY and chose Raleigh for a variety of reasons. We did look at Greenville SC but it's too small for us.

I'm looking forward to riding Raleigh's extensive greenway system.

Welcome! You will love it here

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Before I saw this was an old thread, I was going to say: "Boulder or Denver? Austin or Dallas?".

Enjoy the correct decision!

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