How about that Duke! Persevering to beat Butler 61-59 to become the NCAA basketball champions in a benchmark game – at no point in the final competition did either team have more than a six point lead. The private university’s persistence to succeed personifies the spirit of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Triangle region. Loaded with educational, cultural and social opportunities, high-quality healthcare, myriad private community choices and historic charm, the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill market area is a slam-dunk when it comes to making a second home or retirement destination choice.
The Raleigh market area has grown nearly 40% — more than 4% per year — since 2000. This compares to a growth rate of less than one (<1%) percent per year for the rest of the country. The rate of growth for the “mature” population is even more remarkable. The market area’s 65+ segment is projected to grow more than 50% by 2014 or 11% per year. In a recent study conducted by the Brookings Institute, the Raleigh market area ranked number one for senior relocation ahead of Austin, Atlanta, Boise and Las Vegas.
Briar Chapel
Private community opportunities offering a wide array of recreational and social amenities and activities abound throughout the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill Triangle area. Located in Raleigh, Wakefield Plantation is a 2,200-acre master-planned community with a private TPC golf course and TPC Sports Club. In North Raleigh, Bedford at Falls River boasts a Central Park, a Recreation Center, two swimming pools, tennis and volleyball courts and 26 miles of tree-lined sidewalks. In Chapel Hill the Governors Club offers 27 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf, a 42,000 square foot clubhouse, a comprehensive Tennis Club, and fitness and swim facilities. The Legacy at Jordan Lake offers direct access to the 14,000-acre lake for boating, fishing and swimming. This resort community also has tennis and sports courts, a short iron golf course, fitness and swimming facilities, and 12 miles of dedicated walking trails. Located on the periphery of Chapel Hill is Briar Chapel, the largest “green” community in the Triangle with a 66-acre community park with soccer, football and baseball fields, 21 neighborhood parks, a village center, an amphitheater, and 24 miles of hiking and biking trails. And those are just the on-site amenities. The Triangle abounds with state and county parks and hiking, biking and golfing opportunities. Wake County alone has more than 30 golf facilities, more than half of which are open to the public.
