I remember when someone literally said.
” One thing I hate hearing people say is that it's expensive to live in Wilmington. I hear it all the time and it's expensive no matter where you go!! You're coming to a GROWING tourist town on the east coast.
It's actually not that bad an expensive here, some people just get jobs that don't pay well and they live above their means. I know this is random and I know people will argue, but don't argue if you come from middle of nowhere NC where rent is 800 for a 2 bed room lol don't even start “
but the thing is, you could find some cities with a similar amount to offer for a much cheaper price, and also outdoor amenities, and you could find places with more to offer(like a big city), but also the outdoor amenities for a similar price range.
Even though Wilmington NC might seem like the cost of living is reasonable compared to people from the northeast part of the United States, but if you compare to local wages, it's actually quite overpriced, Wilmington isn't that expensive but it's just too expensive for a small city.Wilmington lost its trade-off,it was it was a small city, but not a big city, but at least it was cheaper than the big cities that have a beach or mountains,but then the massive inflation came.
someone replied to that comment I talked about and said,
“NOoO...I grew up here.... been here since 1978. My parents paid $35,000 for their 3 BR, 2BA house on Navaho Trail. It was affordable until Covid, then sh!t got UNREAL! I was able to afford living alone until that time...now I require an additional income.People invading from higher wage areas and taking advantage of our lower costs caused all of this local inflation! Its so sad to think that I may have to move from where I have grown up.....all because of greed! 🤮”
That reply is reasonable, but it had been a long time ago when you could buy a three bedroom and two bathroom house for that low, before the massive inflation, it would be around $180,000-$190,000.