Communities and Neighborhoods in Raleigh, NC

Greater Raleigh offers a variety of housing options, from urban dwellings to historic neighborhoods to brand-new subdivisions and everything in between. Homes here are available in all price ranges and the area is more affordable than many other regions with similar economical productivity. You will find neighborhoods and subdivisions that are in excellent school districts and are close to shopping centers, dining areas and various other recreational facilities.

Brier Creek: This is one of Raleigh's most prestigious neighborhoods. It's beside the Research Triangle Park and is surrounded by a magnificent Arnold Palmer championship golf course. The homes here are excellent in design, quality, and craftsmanship and there are endless customizing opportunities.

Crabtree Valley/70 West: This neighborhood encompasses the area that surrounds the Crabtree Valley Mall on Glenwood Avenue, including Highway 70 and Rex Hospital area westward toward the airport.

Downtown: For city dwellers, downtown residential options are more exciting than ever with the area’s burgeoning revitalization. Apartments, condominiums and single-family homes are within easy walking distance of all that downtown has to offer, and many more are planned.

East Raleigh: East Raleigh stretches from Capital Boulevard near the Interstate 440 Beltline to Rock Quarry Road. The New Bern Avenue area offers convenient access to Raleigh Country Club. New development occurs mainly around Buffalo and New Hope roads and off Poole Road, but the widening of the U.S. 401 corridor has spurred new development as well.

Inside the Beltline: Renowned for its established Southern homes along tree-lined streets, Old Raleigh is a premier address. Here there are popular bungalows and smaller homes that were built in the 1930s. The older homes of Country Club Hills surround the exclusive Carolina Country Club and its golf course off Glenwood Avenue.

North Raleigh: North Raleigh is one of the area’s fastest-growing sectors, attractive for its mix of well-established subdivisions and new developments. North Hills, one of Raleigh’s more established subdivisions, has many solid homes on generous lots. Wakefield Plantation is a premier country club community off Falls of Neuse Road. The 2,200-acre tract contains more than 3,500 homes and apartment units; one of two Tournament Players Club golf courses in North Carolina; swimming, tennis and dining facilities; a YMCA; greenways; and an elementary, middle and high school complex.

West Raleigh: West Raleigh is the area near Hillsborough Street and Western Boulevard and is home to North Carolina State University. Housing prices vary in neighborhoods such as those off Avent Ferry Road near Lake Johnson or farther out off Blue Ridge Road. The area also claims the early-20th-century neighborhood of Cameron Park, which features many large two-story homes with front porches and gardens.

Thursday, November 20, 2008