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NBR-Does anyone live in or near Greenville, SC?

jrw526jrw526 member
in March 2014 Moms
DH is insistent on moving here.  What do you love or hate about it?  I know it's been ranked one of the best places to live in recent years, so I'm not completely opposed to the idea.

We're Northerners and all of our family still lives within a 3 hour drive of us, so I'm not sure I feel about this idea.  On the plus side, I could stay at home and we'd most likely be mortgage free due to the equity on our home and the low cost of living in SC.

Let me know your thoughts!

TIA :)
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Re: NBR-Does anyone live in or near Greenville, SC?

  • jrw526jrw526 member
    I'm glad to hear that it's pretty accepting. I was/am worried that it would be a pretty tight knit community and building close relationships would be really hard.

    It's one thing for an area to be friendly and another thing for them to be accepting.

    Are the the summer temps bearable?
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    I'm in Charlotte NC , not too far . But my BIL is from there . He loves it !

     

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  • karen31186karen31186 member
    I'm in NC and LOVE it! I wouldn't live anywhere else. We are all nice in the South :)
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  • babylimasbabylimas member
    I'm not far and have tons of family there. I was just there last weekend. I LOVE Greenville. I would move from where I am to there if I could. It's close to the mountains and gorgeous.

    It is not bad to be employed in SC. Employers definitely don't have the upper hand. It's at-Will employment so you can be fired or quit when you want. It's different than some other states but very conducive to entrepreneurship if you are interested in that.

    One warning about the upstate (that's what it's called in SC) the politics are very conservative. It's a very international and diverse place thanks to the businesses there but it tends to be very right wing and religious. It's the most conservative part of the state, which, depending on where you're from, could be a shock.

    I still absolutely love it there. The city has been majorly revitalized and there are cool restaurants everywhere. The Swamp Rabbit trail is very cool and there is just so much for young families there.
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  • babylimasbabylimas member
    Oh and Greenville is hot but it's way cooler than the rest of the state. Purpleowl lives in the hottest part of the state. It's insanely muggy and humid where I am. Greenville actually gets snow in the winter.
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  • qsflameqsflame member
    I live about 5-10 minutes from Greenville out in the boonies. I love being in the foothills of the mountains. I like going into the City, downtown is lovely. I don't like the restrictions that bible-thumping can put on things here, I think someone called it conservative, it's becoming less constricting as years pass. There are tons of things to do here, and if I don't want to do them here, I can go up to Asheville or to Atlanta without too much of a hassle.
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  • jrw526jrw526 member
    Thanks for the info.  I'm so glad to hear that it's a pretty great place.  I've been in DC for the past 8 years, and the summers can be hot and humid, but tolerable for the most part. 

    I also grew up in a very conservative/bible thumping part of PA, and although I don't always agree with their thinking, I've learned to deal with that mindset. 

    @babylimas It really snows there?  Does that mean the schools get snow days on occasion?  I'm a teacher and we live for snow days :)
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