Sure you've heard of the Triangle. Savvy is your middle name, so you know that the Triangle is home to Research Triangle Park, is located near the North Carolina state capital Raleigh, and has an international airport by the name of RDU next door, but did you also know it is a great place to live?

According to Employment Review the Triangle is the number one place to live and work in the United States. At Red Door Real Estate Group, we have lived in and around the Triangle all of our life; we know the Triangle, inside and out. To learn more about the seventy-five plus accolades the Triangle has won in recent years, click here.

Day Trip Heaven

Geographically, the Triangle is formed on a map by connecting Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel-Hill with straight lines, but the Triangle Area also encompasses many nearby cities. One of these local cities, Cary, was ranked as the safest city in America. Not bad for a region that has so many incredible adventures within a day-trips distance:

• NC Beaches: Feel the sand between your toes in two hours or less.



• NC Mountains: Scream down snow covered slopes in the winter or hike the highest peaks in the Southeast in the summer with less than a four hour drive.



• Theme Parks: Emerald Pointe in Greensboro, Carowinds in Charlotte, King's Dominion near Richmond, and Busch Gardens at Williamsburg.



• Golf: The local golf scene is fantastic, but Pinehurst is only two hours to the south.



• Even Washington D.C. is within day-trip distance.

Local Attractions

Then again, why travel outside the Triangle Area with all there is to do locally? Home to at least four major museums, five luscious shopping centers, and more than twenty-five movie theatres, there's no reason to leave. The Triangle offers the following local attractions:

• Malls and Shopping: Crossroads and Cary Towne Center in Cary, Crabtree Valley Mall and Triangle Towne Center in Raleigh, and then the Streets at Southpoint and Northgate Mall in Durham.



• Dancing or hanging out at a bar more your deal? The Triangle is replete with bars and clubs.



• Downtown Raleigh's already vibrant après-work scene just got a little livelier with the opening of the Fayetteville Street Mall.

Local Sports

Two national champions, three huge college rivalries, and four local arenas - sports are big in the Triangle.

• Winners of the 2006 Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes own the ice.



• The intense rivalries of NC State, UNC, Wake Forest, and Duke keep the bars hopping, and the fans buzzing all year round.



• The nearby Carolina Panthers and Bobcats provide exciting football and basketball games in Charlotte.

Secondary Education

With four public four year Universities, and two local community colleges, the Triangle Area is bustling with opportunities to get a degree in anything from engineering to law to biotechnology and medicine.

• NC State


• UNC -- Chapel Hill


• Duke


• Wake Tech Community College


• Meredith


• Durham Technical Community College

Public Education

Despite their two hundred thousand student capacities, Triangle Area schools continually rank among the best in the nation. Here are some stats:

• The average Wake County SAT score is sixty nine points higher than the national average.



• Wake, Durham, and Orange County schools were ranked number six in the nation in 2004.



• 11 Wake County Schools have won "School of Excellence" titles from North Carolina this year.



• An Award of Excellence and a Golden Achievement Award in school communications went to Durham County Schools in 2006.



• Sixty-one Orange County schools will receive Five Star school awards.

Economic Strength

If IBM, GlaxoSmithKline, Cisco, Nortel, and the Environmental Protection Agency all have large bases of operations in the Triangle, rest assured the local economy is strong and steady. About RTP and the local economy:

• The average RTP worker's salary is $56,000.



• The Triangle was ranked third in the nation for best cities to be an entrepreneur.



• #1 Area for Tech Business according to Silicon Valley Leadership Group.



• It costs nearly three percent less to live in the Triangle than the average American city.



• Sixty-one Orange County schools will receive Five Star school awards.

Take a Look Around

With all the great opportunities the Triangle offers, it's easy to see why the Triangle has grown at least ten percent a year for the past six years. Whether on economic strength, academic credentials, or diversity of entertainment, the Triangle is one of the most promising places to live, work, and have fun today!