My wife's job is relocating back to NC three years after we left Raleigh for said job. The job will now be in King's Mountain.

Just looking at the map, we are targeting Gastonia as a place to live since it seems to be an even split between KM and Charlotte as far as commuting goes.

I would appreciate any pro tips from those of you with knowledge of the area. We are early 30s with one infant child if that helps paint the picture.

2/23/2016 9:05:13 PM

i went to jr high and high school in gastonia. you want to be the east side. maybe get a house in gardner park elementary district

2/23/2016 10:17:01 PM

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"we are targeting Gastonia as a place to live"

i'm sorry

2/24/2016 8:51:14 AM

I'm trying not to sound like a smart ass in Chit Chit, but that whole area is a dump.

My cousins lived in KM for years and we'd visit each year and it was like going back in time.

It's a really desolate area. Not to offend some others here, but I'd avoid Gastonia too. They call it Trashtonia for a reason. Belmont is up-in-coming... and the home prices show it.

2/24/2016 10:25:50 AM

Duke Energy owns a large training facility in King's Mountain. That is about the extent of my knowledge.

2/24/2016 12:08:23 PM

Gas Town.

2/24/2016 1:18:17 PM

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"Many shutdowns and job losses have plagued Gastonia over the past decade. Gastonia maintains a relatively strong manufacturing workforce, but many workers are laid off and many more are facing job losses. The city had an unemployment rate of 7.9% as of 2010; 12,536 of the 71,341 residents lived and worked in the city, with a daytime population change of +10,610. The city is the international corporate headquarters for textile company Parkdale Mills, the number one manufacturer of spun yarn in the world.[14] The company also operated two production facilities in Gastonia and several in surrounding communities. Parkdale, like many other companies, has closed plants and moved production to other countries"

[Edited on February 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Reason : http://www.city-data.com/city/Gastonia-North-Carolina.html]

[Edited on February 24, 2016 at 2:01 PM. Reason : Stankonia]

2/24/2016 1:57:33 PM

My sister lived in Gastonia for a while like 17 years ago for maybe 4 months before she got fed up. It was a shithole then so I will just assume it is still a shit hole until proven otherwise. I was also like in middle school at the time so this is definitely pretty quality information.

2/24/2016 2:51:22 PM

I grew up in Gastonia. It's very much a "train tracks" town. If you grow up on one side of the tracks it's not a bad place and has some decent schools. The other side is generally poor and has higher crime. I'd highly recommend limiting your search to the quadrant of of the county that is east of Hwy 321 and south of I-85. I've heard parts of Mt. Holly and Dallas are starting to look nice, but I haven't been in that area in years. I've also heard good things about Belmont.

I grew up near Union Road/Gaston Day School. It's not a bad spot.

2/24/2016 5:34:40 PM

Move to Belmont. We moved to Belmont 5 years ago from Raleigh and we love it. Schools in Belmont are great, and the home prices have been steadily increasing. I think it's probably the closest town to uptown Charlotte. If you do move to Gastonia, try to stay close to the Country Club.

2/25/2016 8:44:27 AM

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"Move to Belmont. We moved to Belmont 5 years ago from Raleigh and we love it. Schools in Belmont are great, and the home prices have been steadily increasing. I think it's probably the closest town to uptown Charlotte."

My brother live there and he loves it.

2/25/2016 10:08:59 AM

yeah, a big no on King's Mountain

2/25/2016 10:33:24 AM