Durham 2008 Official Visitors Guide - Where Good Things Happen - (Page 50) RELOCATION Consistently ranked by regional and national media as one of the top places to live and do business in the United States, Durham is not only a place where great things happen but also an open and welcoming place to call home. Highly acclaimed yet unpretentious, Durham is committed to enhancing its status as one of the nation’s leading creative communities—and to shaping a better world. Durham’s friendly neighborhoods encompass Research Triangle Park, Duke and North Carolina Central universities, and range from historic homes on tree-canopied streets to restored Downtown lofts to planned communities around lakes or golf courses. Durham residents are accepting, culturally diverse, community-spirited, and passionate. Most telling, opinion polls confirm that nearly 80% of Durhamites are proud of their hometown. RELOCATION At 16 miles wide and 25 miles long, Durham itself is compact and accessible, ideally located at the apex of the Research Triangle Region. It is a single-city county and the anchor of a four-county metropolitan statistical area. The climate is moderate, with an average annual temperature of 59° F (15° C), and much of the land is covered in hardwood and evergreen forests, with some cropland. Average for similar communities, Durham’s crime rate is dropping, and its highly innovative public schools perform on par with any in the state. Detailed information about Durham schools, crime statistics, and more can be obtained at www.durham-nc.com/newcomers. 50 www.durham-nc.com Relocation Index Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Business Information . . . . . . . . . . .51 Newcomer Information . . . . . . . . . .51 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Local Government . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Medical/Emergency Facilities . . . . .53 Parks & Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Real Estate/Neighborhood Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . .54 Chuck Young/DCVB Paul Liggett/Durham/DCVB http://www.durham-nc.com/newcomers http://www.durham-nc.com
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