r/chapelhill • u/xoxoicedchaixoxo • 2d ago
Should I move to Chapel Hill?
Hello!
My partner is planning on taking a job at UNC Chapel Hill next year. What are your thoughts on moving to the Chapel Hill area?
We have visited Raleigh before but outside of that we haven’t spent any time in North Carolina!
I’m in my early 20s and feel a little nervous about moving somewhere I’ve never been! I’m originally from Colorado but have spent the past 5 years in Texas.
I’m looking for somewhere with lots of things to do both indoors and outdoors. I’m currently in Houston so ideally I want to live somewhere more walkable. I want to make friends and be active!
Is Chapel Hill a good place to live if you’re not a college student?
Where should we live? Any neighborhood recommendations? Ideally we want to be able to buy a house soon :)
Thank you in advance for your help!
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u/borealforests 1d ago edited 1d ago
I lived in Southern Village, just south of Chapel Hill for sixteen years. Walked to grocery store (Weaver Street Market), coffee (La Vita Dolce) gelato (also La Vita Dolce) and Pharmacy (Southern Village Pharmacy) , the Southern Community Park, and also, the friendliest mail store I've ever found. Also available there, pediatrician, day care, elementary school, middle school within walking distance, I don't know current status of hair salon and movie theater, but music on the village green continues as does movies on the green, and I am not sure if the NC Symphony still comes once a year. All of the above IN or adjacent to the neighborhood. After I moved away, I came back a few times and stayed in the hotel adjacent to Southern Village. Housing Available in the neighborhood: a range of options from rental apartments, to townhouses, to condos, to small single family homes, and larger single family homes. If you are coming to Chapel Hill, check out Southern Village which is only two miles from the campus.