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Too many people and too much traffic Lived in Cary 1987-1995, apex 1995-1999 and Fuquay since 1999. Too much traffic and poor quality of people moving here
I’ve lived all over the country (due to my husbands work) and it’s gotten like this everywhere. It’s just impossible to compare anything to the 80s or 90s.
Lived in both Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina. If you want to run to the store quick then Holly Springs is awesome. Holly Springs also has the recycle center close. Holly Springs has yard waste pick up roadside once a week. We moved to Fuquay-Varina this year and the yard waste pick up is non existent. They even threw our bags of grass and weeds back on the street from our garbage can saying no yard waste in garbage cans…….Holly Springs for the win!!!
Lived in Holly Springs for many years but the traffic to and from Raleigh got crazy, almost an hour commute during rush hours, with 40 minutes of that sitting on the bypass. That said I 100% agree about the yard waste. Having the chippers then suction trucks come around once a week to pick up anything on the side of the road was very nice. It's really the only thing I miss about where I live now. Just dump your yard waste on the curb, no need to bag or anything and they take it. Where I live now it has to be bagged or put in a trash can. They pick it up once a week still so not that bad but having the suction trucks just always kept it cleaner.
I live in fuquay and have no issues with yard waste pickup. They come back after collecting the normal trash with a different vehicle for it. You need to keep it in a seperate can from your garbage else they wont take it. Dont put it in bags either.
Hey! The Fainting Goat in Fuquay is called that because the owner has a condition called Myotonia Congenia. It basically causes the person to faint after a suddenly stimulus. It is only known to affect humans and goats! The more you know!
I live in Holly Springs and like the location. Town size is good plus newer amenities but short travel distance to either of the two. However housing prices have jumped dramatically, so that's the down side.
My mom was born in Apex NC in 1920. Her family owned property in Apex until the mid 20th century. By the time my mom died in 1989, my mom had no immediate family in Apex. When my mom’s family lived in Apex it was sleepy, country town and houses were inexpensive. I can’t believe how expensive things are in Apex in 2022.
well done! Do you have any videos on the Pittsboro area? Chapel Ridge, The Parks at Meadowview, Briar Chapel, Chatham Park, etc.. Would be interested in seeing something about area.
@@Steve6599a1 Is that what they're calling it this year? :) Seriously, it's gone back and forth on the name the past few years. I didn't realize the new FV high was done. Cool.
Wow have prices gotten expensive. Sure, many people move bc they got a job offer somewhere. But people also consider where they can get a good house for a good price. And those prices seem really high. At least NC (unlike Texas) has relatively low property tax. But it's not really a great value anymore based on the prices you name.
@@LivinginRaleighTV The thing is that many Americans are homeowners and politicians want to keep their property values high. The housing crisis in 2008 drove many developers out of business and I heard developers are building even less now that interest rates have risen. Most of US society wouldn't be able to afford homes for these prices, but the limited supply maintains the demand. I live in L.A. and if you saw what garbage houses were bought for less than 100k just 20-25 years ago that is now considered prime real estate and goes for 800k plus you would be shocked. And their property tax is on the purchase price of 50k to 100k and not the adjusted value.
Blake Massengill and the town of FV care about its residents. We had a small issue with the neighboring homeowners association and Mayor Massengill personally returned my phonecall and had the appropriate town people deal with it.
I rented in Apex for a year. Really wanted to stay there and buy a house but prices were out of reach, so we went to Bordeline Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina and it's only 20 minutes away from where we used to live. The shops are great. The atmosphere is great. The commute is great. The prices are great for a retiree. No regrets
To be fair if you live in these towns you know everybody from these towns. Also you will rarely ever not have to wait in a cookout line in fuquay. It’s gotten better but our favorite thing to do in hs was sit there all night. Even now I pass by and it’s still a tradition. After a football game it’d take you an hour to get ur food. Every student from holly springs Fuquay middle creek, 3 schools from each of the towns the video talked about, was there.
oh yes with the new liberal apex city council I'm sure crime and taxes will be on the rise.......oh wait that's already happening thanks apple. I hope these towns get their fair share of section 8 neighborhoods......oh wait also already happening. Thoughts and prayers.
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Too many people and too much traffic
Lived in Cary 1987-1995, apex 1995-1999 and Fuquay since 1999. Too much traffic and poor quality of people moving here
I’ve lived all over the country (due to my husbands work) and it’s gotten like this everywhere. It’s just impossible to compare anything to the 80s or 90s.
Lived in both Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina. If you want to run to the store quick then Holly Springs is awesome. Holly Springs also has the recycle center close. Holly Springs has yard waste pick up roadside once a week. We moved to Fuquay-Varina this year and the yard waste pick up is non existent. They even threw our bags of grass and weeds back on the street from our garbage can saying no yard waste in garbage cans…….Holly Springs for the win!!!
Agree! lived in Holly Springs from 1999-2015. The best and I regret having moved away...
Thanks for sharing this. It's so helpful when locals share their experiences
Lived in Holly Springs for many years but the traffic to and from Raleigh got crazy, almost an hour commute during rush hours, with 40 minutes of that sitting on the bypass. That said I 100% agree about the yard waste. Having the chippers then suction trucks come around once a week to pick up anything on the side of the road was very nice. It's really the only thing I miss about where I live now. Just dump your yard waste on the curb, no need to bag or anything and they take it. Where I live now it has to be bagged or put in a trash can. They pick it up once a week still so not that bad but having the suction trucks just always kept it cleaner.
I lived in Holly Springs for 3 years. The smell from the dump was horrible at times. Give me the fresh air of Fuquay any day.
I live in fuquay and have no issues with yard waste pickup. They come back after collecting the normal trash with a different vehicle for it. You need to keep it in a seperate can from your garbage else they wont take it. Dont put it in bags either.
All 3 were great until that “small time feel” had 1000s move and now traffic jams and no longer small town feel
poor planning
Moved to Fuquay 2 months ago-we love it. All three of these places are close to each other so you can enjoy all their amenities.
Yes, exactly! Thanks for sharing and glad you are enjoying it here!
Great video. We moved to Fuquay and love the two downtown districts here. Though personally I think Apex wins for the downtown shopping.
Apex is great. It's hard to decide between the two. Fuquay-Varina has so much going on for such a small town.
I lived in Cary, Raleigh, and Garner. I know Apex and Fuquay-Varina quite well. Garner was the best location to me.
Nice! Did you see the Garner video we did last week?
Hey! The Fainting Goat in Fuquay is called that because the owner has a condition called Myotonia Congenia. It basically causes the person to faint after a suddenly stimulus. It is only known to affect humans and goats! The more you know!
Thanks for sharing! Had no idea
Would be cool to check out the new residential developments in Zebulon. Perhaps do a Wendell / Kinghtdale / Zebulon video.
100%. We are planning on it
Back in early 2000s those areas were crime ridden and drug infected
At and further east of Neuse things get worse
I live in Holly Springs and like the location. Town size is good plus newer amenities but short travel distance to either of the two. However housing prices have jumped dramatically, so that's the down side.
Exactly, Holly Springs basically has all 3 of these within a short drive.
My mom was born in Apex NC in 1920. Her family owned property in Apex until the mid 20th century. By the time my mom died in 1989, my mom had no immediate family in Apex. When my mom’s family lived in Apex it was sleepy, country town and houses were inexpensive. I can’t believe how expensive things are in Apex in 2022.
Thanks for sharing. It's crazy how fast things have changed in this area
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I haven’t been to Fuquay-Varina in ages. I know that I wouldn’t recognize it now.
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well done! Do you have any videos on the Pittsboro area? Chapel Ridge, The Parks at Meadowview, Briar Chapel, Chatham Park, etc.. Would be interested in seeing something about area.
We have been planning it for a long time! It’s definitely on the list. We’ll try to get to it soon
@@LivinginRaleighTV I came here to comment the same thing!
Fuquay more diverse, and better high school facilities and sports.
Nice
From the outside (I have no kids there), the new FVHS on Kennebec looks superb!
@@randyyates9837 That is Willow Springs high and it is a great facility. The new FV High School is similar and is on 55.
@@Steve6599a1 Is that what they're calling it this year? :) Seriously, it's gone back and forth on the name the past few years. I didn't realize the new FV high was done. Cool.
Great video. We bought a house in fuquay, but things are delayed and closing is pushed from Jun to now Oct. Little dissapointed.
Sorry to hear that. A lot of builders weren’t honest about closing dates over the past couple years. Hope yours has a legitimate excuse
Can you do one on Knightdale and Wendell?
Yes, we’ll add it to the list. Thank you
Forget Fuquay-Varina if you work in Raleigh. It's FAR without any good routes to Raleigh.
It depends where in Raleigh. Downtown Raleigh isn't so bad. Traffic is getting worse though.
Wow have prices gotten expensive. Sure, many people move bc they got a job offer somewhere. But people also consider where they can get a good house for a good price. And those prices seem really high. At least NC (unlike Texas) has relatively low property tax. But it's not really a great value anymore based on the prices you name.
Prices have gone up a lot in all 3 of these cities. They used to be very inexpensive.
@@LivinginRaleighTV The thing is that many Americans are homeowners and politicians want to keep their property values high. The housing crisis in 2008 drove many developers out of business and I heard developers are building even less now that interest rates have risen. Most of US society wouldn't be able to afford homes for these prices, but the limited supply maintains the demand. I live in L.A. and if you saw what garbage houses were bought for less than 100k just 20-25 years ago that is now considered prime real estate and goes for 800k plus you would be shocked. And their property tax is on the purchase price of 50k to 100k and not the adjusted value.
Add in traffic, commute is more like 1 hr to downtown Raleigh
Traffic is definitely getting bad
Blake Massengill and the town of FV care about its residents. We had a small issue with the neighboring homeowners association and Mayor Massengill personally returned my phonecall and had the appropriate town people deal with it.
That’s great to hear! We have had great experiences with Massengill builder
Moved to Apex and like it so far. Only downside was the builder we bought from turned out to not be so great.
Thanks for sharing, but sorry to hear that. Which builder did you go with?
Great video!! Do you have videos on the Durham and it's suburb areas? Thanks.
Not yet, but we are planning a Durham video very soon. Thank you
Stay in Holy Springs Fuquay are full of Want A Bes
Please also show some good upcoming communities in your show
Thanks. We did one 2 weeks ago. We have more planned soon
I rented in Apex for a year. Really wanted to stay there and buy a house but prices were out of reach, so we went to Bordeline Holly Springs/Fuquay-Varina and it's only 20 minutes away from where we used to live. The shops are great. The atmosphere is great. The commute is great. The prices are great for a retiree. No regrets
Cary and Apex is Capex
That sounds better
Hi with all do respect you should do a walking tour of west village park in morrisville and crabstree mall in raleigh
Thank you. We will add to the list
We may do a video about all the shopping in the area and include walking tours of all of these
@@LivinginRaleighTV Thank you much appreciated keep doing a great job
@@luperodriguez2869 Thanks!
Nope vs. Nope vs. Nope
You don't like any of them?
You are absolutely free NOT to live here!
How much property tax in nc , morsville and faukey which one good ? Wakeforst, gharanda? Want to buy home
It completely depends on the city. Most are closer to 1%
Cary + Apex = CarMex 😂
To be fair if you live in these towns you know everybody from these towns. Also you will rarely ever not have to wait in a cookout line in fuquay. It’s gotten better but our favorite thing to do in hs was sit there all night. Even now I pass by and it’s still a tradition. After a football game it’d take you an hour to get ur food. Every student from holly springs Fuquay middle creek, 3 schools from each of the towns the video talked about, was there.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for producing great content! Just got under contract in one these cities. I have been watching your channel for a while now.
That's great! Congrats!
Where did you get the population info for each of the three cities?
2020 census with growth rate added to it since 2020 census numbers are no longer accurate
New construction homes going on which cities
There are a lot of new construction in all 3 of these cities
Lived in fuquay all my life my parents and grandparents lived in apex and Cary all their life and their parents lived in Cary and apex too 😂
Wow!
Nice comparsion,
Thanks!
Please don't come to fuguay varina. It's a bad place. If you are a liberal I would recommend New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Fuquay-Varina was better 30 years ago.
@@gregorycyr9272 It never was, it's a bad place, nothing better than the states mentioned above, lol.
@@Nemura12 I would take Fuquay-Varina over LA,NYC and Chicago anyday.I live in Raleigh and we have it better then the 3 places mentioned.
Gregory, I being sarcastic. I lived and Raleigh, Cary and Fuquay-Varina. By far Fuquay-Varina is the best placed I ever lived.
@@Nemura12 Good for you.I rent near NC STATE.
oh yes with the new liberal apex city council I'm sure crime and taxes will be on the rise.......oh wait that's already happening thanks apple. I hope these towns get their fair share of section 8 neighborhoods......oh wait also already happening. Thoughts and prayers.