What is Myers Park like these days? I know it used to be an upper-middle class neighborhood, but my experience was not-recent.

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(01-12-2021 05:53 PM)Cardiff Wrote:  What is Myers Park like these days? I know it used to be an upper-middle class neighborhood, but my experience was not-recent.

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I would describe it as upper class. You probably won't find many houses under $1 million that are not candidates for doing a tear down and putting up something bigger and nicer. I have friends there in multi-million dollar homes. Your neighbors there are typically going to be bank executives, CEOs, doctors/lawyers, and most people have their kids in private schools. It is mostly old houses on oak lined streets. Beautiful area. Here is a link to real estate in the neighborhood.

https://www.allentate.com/search/view//C...0Park%20NC

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(01-12-2021 05:53 PM)Cardiff Wrote:  What is Myers Park like these days? I know it used to be an upper-middle class neighborhood, but my experience was not-recent.

Trying to help someone make a long-term housing decision

Agree with Nugget you’re looking at $1MM+ unless something is seriously wrong. South Park/Foxcroft are a similarly priced alternative if they work in Southpark. Dilworth and Elizabeth are in the vicinity of MP but priced a little lower. $6-900k. For my money the dilworth side of freedom park within walking distance of Park Road shopping center is the meeting place between price, convenience and amenities.

Both of the above responses are true, imho

If you’ve got the $$$, it’s a great area. And agree about Dilworth, too.

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Sorry to go off-point, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the most baffling/inexplicable/notorious Missing-Person case in the history of Georgia concerned a young woman who had grown up in Myers Park.

Her name was Mary Shotwell Little. Went to Myers Park HS and was married at Myers Park Presbyterian just a few weeks before she went missing in 1965. Atlanta-media and true-crime geeks still discuss that case sometimes.

clt says Myers Park is old money Charlotte.

Myers Park isn't just old money any longer. It's probably 40/60 second or third generation/transplant money at this time.

If Charlotte is home the section from uptown to hwy 51 between Park and Providence Rd. is the best in the city. If that price point doesn't work you can get similar homes with more land in Waxhaw and Fort Mill. Lower taxes and better public schools too.

Weddington has the best schools in the area that is not private. $100k plus price difference in houses for that district compared to the ones next to it.

Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

(01-14-2021 10:50 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

Its a self perpetuating problem. I live in Chattanooga and its one of the highest concentrations of private schooled education in America. 30%

Even in the extremely affluent areas, all of the kids are private schooled, so it leaves the lower demographic incomes in public school, throughout the city. You have to get pretty far out (Soddy) to see a mix of incomes in the public schools.

Even if this fights an individuals moralistic view point, its hard to lead the charge with your own child.

(01-14-2021 10:50 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

Part of it is just appearances. If you are making $750k a year all of your friends have their kids in private school, and you don't want to look bad by sending yours to the public school. Plus at $25-30k per kid, per year, you can easily swing it. Additionally, the premier private schools in Charlotte really are great schools. The fascinating thing though is to see parents send their kids to one from JK-9, and then switch their kids to the public high school. At the private school a smart kid is just one of the crowd, where everybody has good grades and lots of extracurricular activities. When they move to the public HS they often move to the top of their class because they have been in a more rigorous school instead of one targeted to meet everybody's needs. Suddenly your kid is valedictorian and has even better college choices.

(01-14-2021 10:43 AM)Dowless Wrote:  Weddington has the best schools in the area that is not private. $100k plus price difference in houses for that district compared to the ones next to it.

my wife teaches at Weddington, it's pretty crazy there. They usually have a few kids go ivy league/equivalent.

Marvin is even more competitive.

(01-14-2021 11:11 AM)NoogaRaider Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 10:50 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

Its a self perpetuating problem. I live in Chattanooga and its one of the highest concentrations of private schooled education in America. 30%

Even in the extremely affluent areas, all of the kids are private schooled, so it leaves the lower demographic incomes in public school, throughout the city. You have to get pretty far out (Soddy) to see a mix of incomes in the public schools.

Even if this fights an individuals moralistic view point, its hard to lead the charge with your own child.

Yep--I went to McCallie in the late 80's and no kids that I knew went to public school in the city. Between my school, GPS, Baylor and the catholic private, there are only so many kids to go around in that small town.

Unless they want close to Uptown, I'd stay out of Mecklenburg county HIGH TAXES marginal schools. Go Union or Cabarrus county. Union county is in high demand when I was buying in 2019 most homes sold within a week of listing.

(01-14-2021 05:57 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  Unless they want close to Uptown, I'd stay out of Mecklenburg county HIGH TAXES marginal schools. Go Union or Cabarrus county. Union county is in high demand when I was buying in 2019 most homes sold within a week of listing.

Serious question, but what difference does closing Uptown make? I lived downtown for 4 years and loved to walk everywhere...work, Uptown, restaurants/bars, parks, etc. There was be high school across the interstate almost looking down on downtown. I don’t remember any other schools even when I had to drive south for meetings with clients, shopping, etc.

Uptown was nice as long as you weren’t dumb enough to try to drive downtown.


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(01-14-2021 04:04 PM)YA! Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 11:11 AM)NoogaRaider Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 10:50 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

Its a self perpetuating problem. I live in Chattanooga and its one of the highest concentrations of private schooled education in America. 30%

Even in the extremely affluent areas, all of the kids are private schooled, so it leaves the lower demographic incomes in public school, throughout the city. You have to get pretty far out (Soddy) to see a mix of incomes in the public schools.

Even if this fights an individuals moralistic view point, its hard to lead the charge with your own child.

Yep--I went to McCallie in the late 80's and no kids that I knew went to public school in the city. Between my school, GPS, Baylor and the catholic private, there are only so many kids to go around in that small town.

Recommend it? Our son goes to Bright now and we keep hearing "McCallie Men, Baylor boys". Its crazy how divisive it all is. They wont let the kids wear middle/high school paraphernalia on free dress days because of the contention.

Not sure when youve visitied, but Chatt is bursting at the seams now.

(01-14-2021 10:34 AM)Saint3333 Wrote:  Myers Park isn't just old money any longer. It's probably 40/60 second or third generation/transplant money at this time.

If Charlotte is home the section from uptown to hwy 51 between Park and Providence Rd. is the best in the city. If that price point doesn't work you can get similar homes with more land in Waxhaw and Fort Mill. Lower taxes and better public schools too.

Eddie is from Myers Park.

(01-14-2021 08:20 PM)NoogaRaider Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 04:04 PM)YA! Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 11:11 AM)NoogaRaider Wrote:  

(01-14-2021 10:50 AM)SouthernMiss3613 Wrote:  Why do the kids have to go to private school if the neighborhoods are that expensive? I moved to the most expensive area in the area I live and the public schools are great for this reason.

Its a self perpetuating problem. I live in Chattanooga and its one of the highest concentrations of private schooled education in America. 30%

Even in the extremely affluent areas, all of the kids are private schooled, so it leaves the lower demographic incomes in public school, throughout the city. You have to get pretty far out (Soddy) to see a mix of incomes in the public schools.

Even if this fights an individuals moralistic view point, its hard to lead the charge with your own child.

Yep--I went to McCallie in the late 80's and no kids that I knew went to public school in the city. Between my school, GPS, Baylor and the catholic private, there are only so many kids to go around in that small town.

Recommend it? Our son goes to Bright now and we keep hearing "McCallie Men, Baylor boys". Its crazy how divisive it all is. They wont let the kids wear middle/high school paraphernalia on free dress days because of the contention.

Not sure when youve visitied, but Chatt is bursting at the seams now.

Volkswagen was a game changer for Chattanooga.

clt flew into Chattanooga during a snowstorm years ago.