Triangle Town Profiles :. NC Pittsboro: Cindy Brudvik Davis - RE/MAX Southern Advantage Pittsboro, Chatham County NC, Pittsboro NC

The Triangle Region of North Carolina

The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina, anchored by the cities of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. The research universities of Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are located in this region. The "Triangle" name came into common usage in the 1950's with the creation of Durham's Research Triangle Park, home to numerous high-tech companies. Although the name is now commonly used to refer to the cities, "The Triangle" originally referred to the universities, whose research facilities and the educated workforce they provide are the major attraction for businesses located in the Park.

NC Triangle Housing Market

The housing market in the Triangle has historically been, and continues to be, healthy. It has never had enormous short-term appreciation, but has also not experienced the recent sudden decline in home values that other areas across the nation have. Triangle house appreciation rates are above the national average.

The Triangle's population is among the most educated in the United States, with one of the highest number of Ph.D.s per capita.

NC Triangle Institutions of Higher Education

College Sports

Due to the number of colleges and universities in the area, NCAA sports are very popular. The Atlantic Coast Conference member North Carolina State University Wolfpack is situated in West Raleigh, and fellow ACC rivals, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels, and the Duke University Blue Devils, are no more than a 30 minute drive away.

Commerce

Anchored by leading technology firms, government and world-class universities and medical centers, the area's economy has performed exceptionally well. Significant increases in employment, earnings, personal income and retail sales are projected over the next 15 years.

The Triangle's growing high-technology community includes IBM, SAS Institute, Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, Network Appliance, and Credit Suisse First Boston. In addition to high-tech, the Triangle region is consistently ranked in the top 3 in the U.S. with concentration in life science companies, such as GlaxoSmithKline, Biogen Idec, BASF, Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, and Wyeth.

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers

Air Travel

The NC Triangle region is serviced by Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). In 2007, just over 10 million passengers traveled through RDU.

Cindy Brudvik Davis, RE/MAX Southern Advantage, a full service real estate agent in Pittsboro, Chatham County, will work on your behalf to actualize your real estate and home ownership goals in the following NC Triangle towns and communities:

Apex (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Carrboro (Orange County)

Cary (Chatham and Wake Counties)

Chapel Hill (Chatham and Orange Counties)

Fearrington Village (Pittsboro in NE Chatham County)

Governor's Club (Chapel Hill, Chatham County)

Graham (Southern Alamance County)

Holly Springs (Wake County)

Morrisville (Wake County)

Pittsboro (Chatham County)

Raleigh and North Raleigh (Wake County)

RTP (Research Triangle Park)