Living in Wilmington, NC: Pros and Cons in 2024 

I love the beautiful stroads and urban sprawl here 🥳

Other pluses: 3 live theaters, movie theaters, historic homes and buildings, gardens and parks, great shopping, and fun things for families to do. 😊

My hometown! Miss so much 😢

Great video!

Great area yes, but boating is challenging unless you have the cash. Good luck trying to find slip space for your boat. We have 5 public boat ramps for the entire county. WB, Trails End, Carolina Beach, Surry St and Castle Hayne for river access.

I've lived in Wilmington for 54 yrs, The problem is to many transplants and not enough highway.

What about the cost of living? It's nice, yes but I moved out of Wilmington 2 years ago because rentals and homes are too expensive

I live in Raleigh. I can not drive is there any cheap fast transportation I can take from Raleigh to Wilmington? I have been there years ago. I want to see the battleship, seaport, the riverwalk, the train museum, and go to the beach. My grandmother told me when she was a teenager she rode the rain to Wilmington but it does not run to Wilmington anymore. I know Greyhound can take me there but it is like a two-day trip. You should make a video of where the good neighborhoods to live are.

I am also in Socal, Ventura, to be exact. We have experienced a ton of LA and SF city people moving here after Covid, and it has become unaffordable with the median home at 904K- and that is really just your basic house. We have thought about Wilmington because we must be coastal and love NC. We looked at Mount Pleasant a few years ago, but it felt extremely crowded. Here in Ventura ( which used to also be a sleepy beach town), there is a huge homeless population, with tent city encampments popping up everywhere. Crime has increased, and I don't feel safe taking my daughter out and around town. She has witnessed this population doing drugs on the street, exposing themselves, and a lot of other mature situations. It's very sad, and I wish these people could get the help they need and deserve, but it's not what you envision your child growing up around. Is this a problem in Wilmington? Is the crime rate low? Are there any unsafe areas? Do you feel safe walking downtown at night along the Riverwalk?

I’m from Utah as well. I’m thinking about moving that way if I can get hired on out there. 🤞

With the growth, are there any one and ones being built?

My question is quality of high schools.

I give it 4 years and it will be gridlocked.

Lots of homeless people on the Riverwalk in downtown. One black man seemed rather aggressive. I wouldn’t let my wife or child walk around alone there. Wrightsville Beach is nice.

Traffic is so bad because people keep moving here. I heard wilmington is closed... please stop coming.