Lake Norman
Lake Norman, the largest man-made lake in the Carolinas, is the place for fun in the sun! Created in 1963 by Duke Energy, Lake Norman is 34 miles long with 520 miles of shoreline. The area is separated by four different counties, Iredell County, Catawba County, Mecklenburg County and Lincoln County. Nestled on the banks of beautiful Lake Norman are the towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Denver, Mooresville, Sherrills Ford and Troutman. These unique towns present a wide array of leisure amenities for visitors and guests including upscale shopping, restaurants, NASCAR, fishing and other water activities. From Lake Norman, you may enjoy the ease of traveling anywhere in the state, being just north of Charlotte, while the mountains and coast are a short drive away. Whatever your desire, find it at the Lakeside of Charlotte.
Gastonia
Gastonia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 77,024 people and 30 constituent neighborhoods, Gastonia is the 13th largest community in North Carolina.
Gastonia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gastonia is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gastonia who work in office and administrative support (13.18%), sales jobs (11.62%), and management occupations (8.87%).
Concord
Concord is a great place to live, with many opportunities around. It’s only about two hours from the North Carolina mountains and three-and-a-half hours from the beaches. The historic downtown area of Concord has a charming, movie-like feel and has many small businesses that are unique to the area.
Waxhaw
Waxhaw is a friendly, vibrant prosperous town where history and creativity build an enduring, safe and healthy community for people of all ages to live, learn, work, play or grow a business.
Ballantyne
The affluent Ballantyne area is home to the Ballantyne Village shopping center, with chic clothing boutiques and jewelry stores, and Blakeney Village, an outdoor mall featuring major national brands. There are a number of casual Italian, Southern and Asian restaurants, as well as cafes and burger joints. Small parks and ponds dot the neighborhood and the Ballantyne hotel has a public 18-hole golf course.