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Yeah on the whole, SC isn't in competition with DC at all. I mean you can certainly make comparisons between the two across certain industries but typically you're not seeing working professionals from DC look at SC as a place to relocate to escape higher costs of living while still having similar professional opportunities. Fort Mill and Indian Land are probably as close as it gets due to economic spillover from and proximity to Charlotte.
Engineers aren’t considered “working professionals”?
Don’t take this the wrong way because I know you work there and all but you would have to pay me double to live in DC. It’s probably last on my list of US cities to live in. I’ve never met anybody who moved to DC just because they love DC. I have met an infinite amount of people who moved to SC just because they wanted to live here.
Engineers aren’t considered “working professionals”?
Don’t take this the wrong way because I know you work there and all but you would have to pay me double to live in DC. It’s probably last on my list of US cities to live in. I’ve never met anybody who moved to DC just because they love DC. I have met an infinite amount of people who moved to SC just because they wanted to live here.
White-collar professionals.
Oh there are plenty of people who move to DC because they love it but they tend to be college grads and younger professionals.
Following up on the original post, considering a move from MI to SC. I just got back from spending 10 days in Simpsonville. 2 days the weather was nice and we(wife & I) visited Greenville. The rest of the time it was cold and rainy unfortunately. Loved downtown Greenville, especially by the water. Everyone was friendly. Gas was cheaper. I liked the fact there's a Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Costco, and other stores. Woodruff Rd. was a mess traffic wise, but it wasn't much worse than other cities. Was surprised at the condition of roads in SC. I don't know if the whole state is that way or not, but they were rough and potholes are common, reminded me of MI almost. The west side of Greenville is not a place I'd want to live, we visited a nursing home there often(should be shutdown, horrible nursing home). Simpsonville was decent, although we visited a relative who is paying $875 for a crime infested crappy apartment. I thought that rent was excessive considering it was older, small, and not well maintained. Driving further out, near the neighborhood market Walmart, it got nicer. Fountain Inn was peaceful and I saw a lot of new houses being built, very small town though. In a nutshell, nothing blew me away, where I feel like I need to move there. Didn't seem much different than MI. Haven't decided completely. We're visiting family again there next year, and can checkout the area a little more, with hopefully nicer weather.
Following up on the original post, considering a move from MI to SC. I just got back from spending 10 days in Simpsonville. 2 days the weather was nice and we(wife & I) visited Greenville. The rest of the time it was cold and rainy unfortunately. Loved downtown Greenville, especially by the water. Everyone was friendly. Gas was cheaper. I liked the fact there's a Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Costco, and other stores. Woodruff Rd. was a mess traffic wise, but it wasn't much worse than other cities. Was surprised at the condition of roads in SC. I don't know if the whole state is that way or not, but they were rough and potholes are common, reminded me of MI almost. The west side of Greenville is not a place I'd want to live, we visited a nursing home there often(should be shutdown, horrible nursing home). Simpsonville was decent, although we visited a relative who is paying $875 for a crime infested crappy apartment. I thought that rent was excessive considering it was older, small, and not well maintained. Driving further out, near the neighborhood market Walmart, it got nicer. Fountain Inn was peaceful and I saw a lot of new houses being built, very small town though. In a nutshell, nothing blew me away, where I feel like I need to move there. Didn't seem much different than MI. Haven't decided completely. We're visiting family again there next year, and can checkout the area a little more, with hopefully nicer weather.
Cost of living probably isn't huge between MI and SC. What's you'd basically be getting is much warmer and shorter winters, very little snow and ice, and much closer to warm water beaches and mountains.
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