There are a lot of reasons why people are moving into the state of North Carolina.
It's an amazing place to live, amazing place to work, but for some people,
North Carolina may not be right for them. On today's video
we're gonna give you seven reasons why people are moving out of North Carolina.
Hello everyone, this is Chris Morton, real estate broker with EXP Realty in Raleigh, North Carolina
and the first reason we know of that people are leaving the state of North Carolina is the high
cost of living. So we've talked about it a lot on this channel, but housing costs in North Carolina
are going up and up and up. That is especially true in the big cities, such as Raleigh,
Durham, Charlotte, Wilmington on and on, and on. Cost of living , cost of housing is going up and
up and up. You can still get a relatively good deal in some of the rural smaller towns, but
even there the cost of housing is going up, especially compared to some of our neighboring
states. When you add on top of that, the fact that North Carolina unfortunately has
higher taxes than some of our neighboring states well, then you can imagine and can see
why people are considering and are indeed leaving the state of North Carolina. Georgia,
for example, has the fifth lowest cost of living in the United States and Tennessee
has the eighth lowest cost of living. So suddenly when prices are going up for housing,
for taxes on and on and on these states and others are becoming more attractive.
The number two reason people are moving out of North Carolina is the changing culture. We've
talked about it a lot on this channel, and it's just common knowledge all over the country that
North Carolina is one of the most popular states in the entire union to move into. When that
happens, obviously you are going to have a diluted culture. The culture becomes more of a hodgepodge,
very similar to other places in the country. And if you were born in North Carolina or you're
from the south, you're probably noticing a change where people are getting a little bit more rude,
little bit more honking of horns, less door opening, that sort of thing. And it's naturally
making you think, maybe we shouldn't pick up stakes and move somewhere else. On top of that,
a lot of people are moving to the bigger city. So the bigger cities are getting more and more
crowded. For some of you watching, you probably are laughing when I say that Raleigh is feeling
crowded. I had clients in yesterday and I was relaying this information to them that those of
us that are local's been here a while, we think Raleigh's getting crowded. They laughed and said,
you don't no idea what crowded is. This is amazing. They were saying Apex was abandoned.
I drove through Apex today showing houses, and it was like really busy to me. So I guess it's all
perspective. But anyway, back to it, people that are local to the North Carolina area
and to the south, get really uncomfortable in confined spaces. We're used to personal space
before social distancing was a trendy thing. We had personal space and as the cities are getting
more and more crowded, it means you're getting less and less personal space,
which is definitely causing locals to think about moving out to another state like South Carolina,
where the population is one half what it is in North Carolina.
The number three reason people are leaving the state of North Carolina is allergies. So
North Carolina is a very humid state, which means we have lots of vegetation in trees
which causes pollen, pollen affects some people very much dramatically so. And allergies become
an issue generally for most people, myself included allergens usually only cause
sneezing fits a couple of weeks in the spring when pollen season starts and a couple weeks in
the fall when the leaves are starting to fall off the trees. But for some people, allergies can be a
really big deal all year round. And this severity of allergens causes some people to think, well, we
need to move to a more drier climate. And so that's what's happening for some people.
The number four reason people are moving out of North Carolina is retirement. So North Carolina
is highly rated as one of the best states to retire to in the entire country, but it's not
a good place for everyone to retire to. One of the big reasons that people are moving to other states
is the high cost of living that we talked about a bit ago, where taxes are higher in North Carolina
versus say South Carolina and Florida as well, cost of housing is a bit more expensive. So
naturally if you are downsizing and can't afford the cost of a new house in North Carolina,
you're gonna set your sights on other opportunities. Plus for some people,
they really like the golf courses of South Carolina or the beaches
of Florida a little bit better than North Carolina. Understandable.
The number five reason people are moving out of North Carolina is jobs. And yes,
I know what you're thinking, North Carolina is one of the, if not the number one,
best place to get a job in the United States and find a job and have a job. Yes, that is very true.
People are moving into the state of North Carolina, literally every single day for a great
job opportunity. But that being said, things happen occasionally, where you may get a job
advancement and need to move out of the state. That is happening. In addition, North Carolina is
very well known for our university system. We have UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, among many, many, many,
many, many other universities all over the state. These universities attract people in from all over
the world, all over the country, that go to school there. And of course as well, some of the locals
like myself go to school there. And, while many, many of these students are gonna stay in the state
of North Carolina after graduation, some are gonna find some great opportunities for jobs in New York
City or wherever. In addition, they may get their first job in North Carolina and get an advancement
just like those other people. I talked about a second ago and have to move out of the state.
So jobs and job advancement would be one of the reasons people are moving out of North Carolina.
The number six reason people are moving out of North Carolina, the bugs and animals. So
the bugs we have here in North Carolina can be admittedly, a little overwhelming. We have, and I
don't mean to gross you out, we have flying cockroaches, bees, mosquitoes, wasps. We even have
biting ants, the most infamous being our fire ants that will grab a hold of you unexpectedly and give
you a really nasty sting and it's gonna itch for a little while. We also have snakes. The most famous
snake we have in our state is the copperhead. We've talked about the copperhead snake on
many of our videos in the past. Yes, they are a reality. In addition, we have water moccasins,
cottonmouth snakes, among many, many others. If you grew up in North Carolina, these bugs and
these animals, snakes probably don't scare you all that much. We're just used to them. They're there
and they do their thing and we avoid them as best we can, except those darn mosquitoes can't avoid
those. But if you're new to the area, you may be a little bit nervous about all of this, all
of these bugs and snakes. You may have done some research and, and have gotten yourself a little
bit lathered up over this. Please know that, yes, you need to be on the lookout for these critters,
especially the snakes, but they're not as obvious to find. And they're not all around everywhere,
crawling around in your yard and what not, as you would expect. We have a lot of clients moving in
from out of state and one of the first questions they ask us about is our snake infestation
problem. My clients from yesterday that I told you about were very, very nervous about it. I had to
calm them down and let them know that it really isn't that big of an issue. As even though we are
the number one snake county in wake county is the number one snake county in the United States.
That doesn't mean they're all out and about everywhere. I've literally seen one copperhead
snake and one black snake in the past couple of years, that includes all of the many, many walks
we take on the Greenway with Winston to get him some exercise. It's just not that big of a thing.
Definitely be aware of them, but know that they mostly habitate in areas where there's water
like a lake or a wooded area. So if you're buying a house in, in a wooded area or near a body of
lake, definitely be aware of it, definitely know that snakes could be around. But by and large,
they're not as prevalent as you might think. We're always envious when we go to
Arizona or California or places where they don't have a lot of bugs and snakes, and you can have an
enjoyable time out like a pool party and not worry about getting eaten up by these mosquitoes, as we
say around here. However, the good news is here in North Carolina, we don't have scorpions that crawl
into people's houses. I've literally never heard of a snake crawling into someone's house. It could
happen here in North Carolina, but it's not like those scorpions that happen in Arizona. By the
way, I should interject here for all of you people who are about to hit the comment button below
and tell us that people are not leaving the state of North Carolina because of our mosquitoes.
That is true. We're not saying that these are exclusive reasons people are leaving the state.
More likely, it’s a combination of things where they have an opportunity to move to a
place where there's less taxes. And by the way, I'm sick and tired of all of these mosquitoes,
that sort of thing. So put the cursor down, finish watching the video. You don't have
to complain about our bugs and snakes as being a reason people exclusively are leaving the state.
Which brings us to the seventh reason people may be moving out of North Carolina,
and that is looking for greener pastures. So maybe the beaches of Florida, the tropical
scenery of like Key West or Miami, or maybe the big city lights of New York, Boston,
Los Angeles, or something like that, is attracting you, if you're from North Carolina.
Understandable, that is the case. Some people decide they need to move away from the tobacco
fields and cornfields of North Carolina to the concrete jungle of New York. We get that.
However, we have had some people recently who've messaged us back saying they were from North
Carolina, where they lived in North Carolina in the past and they really feel like it's time that
they come home. That is understandable as well. For most people, they're gonna find North Carolina
is an amazing place to live, great food, great people, great things to do, see ,and have fun
at. Understandably, there are gonna be some people that prefer tropical beaches or big city life. We
understand you need to move away. We're just gonna miss ya. Hope you've liked this video. We think
you're gonna like this one as well. You might wanna check that one out. If you're considering
a move out of the state of North Carolina or into North Carolina, my team, and I would love
to be your real estate agents of choice. You could email us at hello@mortonbradbury.com
or click on the link in the description below. Please like and subscribe to this channel if you
have not already done so and with that being said, we'll see you on the next one. Take care. Bye-bye.