Greensboro, NC vs Syracuse, NY (compared, taxes, neighborhood, income)
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There are 4 other projects that are targeted towards students that have been finished in recent years as well. Some of these projects are on/near this bus line: Connective Corridor
While Syracuse doesn't have something like that, the Harriet Tubman Home is about 30 minutes away in Auburn and the Abolitionist Hall of Fame in Peterboro is about 30-35 minutes away. This Latin based restaurant /former church in Downtown Syracuse also has some interesting Underground Railroad history: https://www.themissionrestaurant.com
While Syracuse doesn't have something like that, the Harriet Tubman Home is about 30 minutes away in Auburn and the Abolitionist Hall of Fame in Peterboro is about 30-35 minutes away. This Latin based restaurant /former church in Downtown Syracuse also has some interesting Underground Railroad history: https://www.themissionrestaurant.com
Well I wish I was as dedicated to the cause as you LOL.
I guess....It is just to kill time. I actually suggest/mention other cities, have no problem posting info for all(particularly our) people and at least there won't be any "fake news/info" coming from me on here. (Shrug and not that you specifically do that, but you know what I mean)
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What's funny is I almost did a thread on these cities months ago...
These two cities would fall in the same tier, but off bat, future projections favor Greensboro. There are fewer cities closer to my heart than Syracuse but it has to stop bleeding population...
So from my vantage, economy is the chief metric I grade cities by. Greensboro doesn't have a reputation as being economically great, but it is growing at a rate about 63.45% faster than Syracuse (since 2010). I'd also say that Greensboro is more diverse, right off the bat. Greensboro has experienced only slightly higher job growth in the last year (by percentage) and both cities are about the same in unemployment. Greensboro isn't a boomtown and doesn't feel like it, but it is going to have the edge here....
All other categories:
Whoever said Greensboro has a vibrant downtown told a complete lie; vibrant by whose standards? Syracuse has the larger downtown without question (though I wouldn't say it feels larger as a city; they feel about the same), and is much more vibrant, at day and nightlife. Syracuse gets twice the number of commuters, which would contribute to the difference in pace in the two cities. Downtown Greensboro isn't much pleasing at all; they have one two-block strip of nightlife, two blocks is being generous, and the rest of downtown is a dead zone. By comparison, Downtown Syracuse has entertainment more evenly spread. It is much more aesthetically pleasing than Greensboro's downtown on all facets. I can't stand Downtown Greensboro. One of my best friends is one of the business partners for Social Status, which has a location on Elm and also in other cities. Elm is okay. It is Hay Street in Fayetteville with a few more venues, owing to size...
I may be the only person on this board who has done nightlife in both cities. The Spring Garden area is a nice nightlife complement for Greensboro, and is more popping than I imagined. Overall, I'd say nightlife is better in Syracuse, because in Greensboro, there's Elm, Spring Garden, and that's it...
Neighborhoods are going to be closer to a draw. I feel like Greensboro has some underrated neighborhoods and certain parts of town are beautiful. Syracuse's beauty is more rugged. I spent a lot of time on the South Salinas corridor some years back, and also around Strathmore and University Hill. In Greensboro I've spent time around Golden and UNCG. The university areas are comparable bit Syracuse U runs the city in a way UNCG does not. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing. There is much more urban blight and decay in Syracuse...
The diversity in people you find in Syracuse is unmatched by Greensboro....
Shopping is going to be pretty much a draw. Carousel (oops, I mean Destiny lol; it was Carousel when I lived in NY) is kinda overrated. It's big, and because of its size may have some retailers others do not, but is basically any large mall. Four Seasons is more than comparable. Both have local boutiques and retailers but neither are considered prominent for this even within their states; shopping is a draw...
Overall, these cities are fairly equal. My choice? Syracuse still, but Greensboro has warmed on me. I visited Syracuse two months ago for the first time in three years, and I've been to Greensboro maybe 6-7 times between April 2016 and now. Syracuse could get old to me for its decay, certain parts of town look really bad. It's economy is largely dependent on SU, while Greensboro's is more diverse. Both are too small for me to want to live in but I'm a pseudo-New Yorker Upstater, so I love it. I could live in Greensboro if I had to. They are fairly even overall with slight edge to Greensboro...
Think Greensboro might be 5-10 years away from being a boomtown. It's lagging behind RDU and Charlotte, but given the growth of NC I think it will eventually get there.
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