Rate these 3 cites Asheville, Knoxville, Greenville SC (compared, bigger, population)

[alikair]

I'm looking at these 3 cities for a possible relocation. I have never been to any of them. How do these city's stack up to one another in these category's?

1. Safety
2. Fun / cool factor
3. Attractiveness
4. Friendliness
5. longevity (time it takes for a city to grow old on you)
6. Making new friends when your an outsider and don't do church.
7. Redneck / Hillbilly trouble maker factor

The reason I picked these cities is based on the weather and access to Whitewater Rivers. (To bad they don’t have any steelhead fishing rivers)
I am also looking at Charlotte even though its not close to the rivers (other then NWC)

[waronxmas]

Here's my opinion based on being in each city.

Asheville: Pretty
Knoxville: Needs a name change
Greenville: Soon to be Charlotte exurb

[alikair]

Knoxville needs a name change?

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by alikair

I'm looking at these 3 cities for a possible relocation. I have never been to any of them. How do these city's stack up to one another in these category's?

1. Safety
2. Fun / cool factor
3. Attractiveness
4. Friendliness
5. longevity (time it takes for a city to grow old on you)
6. Making new friends when your an outsider and don't do church.
7. Redneck / Hillbilly trouble maker factor

The reason I picked these cities is based on the weather and access to Whitewater Rivers. (To bad they don’t have any steelhead fishing rivers)
I am also looking at Charlotte even though its not close to the rivers (other then NWC)

Safety: not sure, but that's something pretty easy to find out.
Fun/cool factor: depends on what you're into. If you like college sports, then it's Knoxville. Otherwise, I'd put Asheville or Greenville first.
Friendliness: not sure
Longevity: not sure
Making new friends as a non-church goer: Asheville easily. It's the most liberal city out of the bunch.
Redneck trouble-maker factor: don't understand that one

[GatorsFan]

Safety - Asheville, mainly b/c it's smaller.
Fun / cool factor - Greenville/Asheville tie.
Attractiveness - Greenville, barely beating Asheville.
Friendliness - again, tie with G'ville and Asheville.
longevity (time it takes for a city to grow old on you) not sure.
Making new friends when your an outsider and don't do church. Knoxville - cause it's bigger. OR Asheville (more liberal).
Redneck / Hillbilly trouble maker factor - umm, not Asheville. Have to go with Knoxville.[/list]

[alikair]

I would have guess;

fun/cool goes to Asheville because its a tourist town.
attractiveness again to Asheville
Longevity I would have giving to Knoxville because its older and bigger.
safety i would think the smaller and not under the spotlight Greenville would be the safest.

Then again, I should point out, I've never been to any of these city's.

[LauraC]

Asheville: extremely liberal, artsy, many transplants from the northeast (some via Florida), pretentious, overcrowded (traffic) for a mountain town.

Knoxville: conservative compared to Asheville or Nashville, much bigger than Asheville population-wise, sprawl

Never been to Greenville.

No rating.

[alikair]

+1

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Here's my opinion based on being in each city.

Asheville: Pretty
Knoxville: Needs a name change
Greenville: Soon to be Charlotte exurb

Or an Atlanta exurb...Greenville is a little over 100 miles from each.

1. Asheville...beautiful, progressive, great arts community
2. Knoxville...UT, beautiful setting, World's Fair city
3. Greenville...pretty downtown parks and fountains

[alikair]

Thanks for the input!