Lee County - Between Fort Bragg, NC and Raleigh, NC - What's It Like?

Lee County, NC

Guide to Sanford and Lee County (Ft Bragg/Raleigh Area)

Lee County, NC is centered around the portion of Hwy 1 between Pinehurst (a major North Carolina golf mecca), and Holly Springs/Raleigh.

Here's an idea of what you'll find in Lee County:

Sanford, NC

The Sanford Chamber of Commerce has some good information on the only large town in Lee County, which contains about half of the total population of Lee County, which in 2005 was about 55,000 people.

Median age is 33 years old, and median household income was $34,200 in 2005, according to City-Data.

Some of the activities you'll find in Sanford:

Carolina Lakes Golf Club - 18 hole semi-private golf course.

Carolina Trace Golf Club - private golf club with 2 18 hole Robert Trent courses.

Gross Farms - pick your strawberries, or take a walk through the corn maze in the fall.

Sanford Pottery Festival - Sanford is one of North Carolina's pottery centers, and dozens of artists work in the area.

San Lee Park - boat rentals, playgrounds, and nature walks.

Central Carolina Community College - College is over 40 years old, and has sister campuses in Harnett and Chatham Counties.

Manpower - Eastern and Central North Carolina (Sanford Office)

Lee County Small Business Center - A go to place for starting a small business in Lee County or the Sanford area.

Coty, Inc. - one of the largest employers - produces products like J-Lo, Calgon, and Celine Dion scents.

Wyeth Vaccines - The area's largest employer as of 2006.

Sanford is 42 miles from downtown Raleigh. But it can be an affordable middle ground, and the distance isn't usually much of a problem if a family is looking for a halfway point between Raleigh and Fort Bragg. Sanford, NC is just 26 miles from Fort Bragg.

Lee County is actually divided into seven different townships, though not all of these have official towns.

1 (Greenwood), 2 (Jonesboro), 3 (Cape Fear), 4 (Deep River), 5 (East Sanford), 6 (West Sanford), and 7 (Pocket)

But the actual cities or towns, other than Sanford, are:

Broadway Broadway is on the Lee and Harnett county line, just north of Hwy 421, between Sanford and Lillington. The per capita income here is one of the highest in the county for official towns.

Cumnock Cumnock is an unincorporated town on the opposite side of Hwy 421 in Lee County, right at the Chatham county line.

Lemon Springs Lemon Springs is another unincorporated town, south of Sanford, off Hwy 1.

Tramway Just a few minutes south of Sanford.

There are other "unofficial" communities like Broadway, Jonesboro Heights, and Osgood.

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Raleigh and the Triangle Area

Whether you're looking at relocating to Raleigh to start your career, to find a friendly place to raise a family, or retiring in a terrific climate, Raleigh and the Research Park Triangle has something to offer you. Great schools, Forbes rated #1 in 2007 for Businesses and Careers, lots of lakes and golf courses, top-rated cultural centers, universities, and hospitals - and all only two hours to the ocean and three hours to the mountains - it's no wonder that Raleigh is a "Best Place to Live"!

This relocation package offers information on moving to the Raleigh area - including property tax rates, where to find a bank, and more.

www.RaleighTriangleRelocation.com

Raleigh - Best Place to Retire

Fort Bragg Army Base Welcome Packet

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