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Living in Charlotte, NC

Like living in any major city, Charlotte comes with a number of pros and cons. The Queen City is a cultural melting pot of both people and food, ranking as one of the 10 most diverse cities in the United States. You can find high-end restaurants in Charlotte like Bentley’s Restaurant, Morton's Steakhouse, and the Bonterra Dining and Wine Room, as well as local favorites such as Midwood Smokehouse and Tupelo Honey Cafe.

Parking in Charlotte can be a bit of an issue, though. While there are plenty of parking garages available downtown, many are either expensive or offer private parking only, and street parking is typically tough to find.

Charlotte, NC employment & economy

While Bank of America may be the biggest bank headquartered in Charlotte, it’s far from the only bank here. The city is filled with professionals in the banking, finance, and accounting industries, and has some of the best-paying jobs in the country in each field. In addition to Bank of America, there are six other Fortune500 companies headquartered in Charlotte, including Lowe’s, Nucor, Duke Energy, Sonic Automotive, Family Dollar, and Domtar, so there are plenty of jobs to go around. Charlotte also has an employment rate of 4.5 percent, below the national average of 5 percent.

Education in Charlotte, NC

As far as education in the city goes, several universities sit in the downtown area, including Johnson and Wales, Queens College, Wake Forest at Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Charlotte School of Law.

As the fourth largest of the 16 institutions within the University of North Carolina system and the largest institution in the Charlotte region, UNC Charlotte offers a wide array of bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in seven professional colleges: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arts + Architecture, Business, Computing and Informatics, Education, Engineering, and Health & Human Services. It’s a truly diverse group of schools, allowing those in Charlotte to further their education in a multitude of different fields and industries.