#1 - Location, Location, Location! Less than 10 minutes to RTP, Less than 20 minutes to UNC – Chapel Hill, Less than 5 minutes to Southpoint Mall and shopping, the American Tobacco Trail right around the corner.
#2 - The Fairfield Pool - My wife and I looked for a neighborhood which had a community pool. This was a top criteria. The pool is wonderful, well maintained, and a perfect way to keep in touch with neighbors and the Fairfield community. Speaking of neighbors...
#3 - The Neighbors - Everyone in the neighborhood is so friendly. We have made some amazing friends and we have only lived here for alittle over a year. This is definitely a 'cup of sugar' community. (IOW a place where you can pop next door to borrow some sugar)
#4 - The Fairfield Community - We have a wonderful listserv where neighbors can post about what is going on in the Fairfield community or the Durham Community as a whole. If you need to borrow a tool or if you need anything, you can post to the listserv and people are more than willing to help. And to top it all off our HOA dues actually go to fun events. We have had wine tastings, october beer fests, carnivals, pot lucks at the pool, Mothers/Fathers day events.
#5 - Creekside Elementary - Another major reason we chose Fairfield was that it was in the Creedside Elementary School district. Although we do not have kids yet, we wanted to at least be in a location with a top notch elementary school. There has been alot of talk of new schools coming to the area, so hopefully when junior is ready, there will be many more options in the SW Durham area.
