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Further proof that we have some strength during this national economic downturn: five SC cities have been selected as "Top 100 Best Places to Live (http://top100.relocate-america.com/ - broken link)" according to Relocate-America. Two thousand cities were nominated. The great news for the Upstate is that Greenville was given the #4 position, actually out-ranking Asheville, NC, this year. Asheville held the #1 position last year, but Charlotte, NC, has taken over the top title this year.
The other SC cities in the Top 100 are Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, and Rock Hill.
Further proof that we have some strength during this national economic downturn: five SC cities have been selected as "Top 100 Best Places to Live (http://top100.relocate-america.com/ - broken link)" according to Relocate-America. Two thousand cities were nominated. The great news for the Upstate is that Greenville was given the #4 position, actually out-ranking Asheville, NC, this year. Asheville held the #1 position last year, but Charlotte, NC, has taken over the top title this year.
The other SC cities in the Top 100 are Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, and Rock Hill.
Fort Mill isn't technically a city, which is probably why it wasn't listed. I just wish town leaders weren't content with just being a soulless, big box, cookie-cutter, sprawling extension of Charlotte. At least the cities nominated have a sense of character and identity all their own (although that's starting to erode just a little for Rock Hill).
Since when did endless, uncontrolled sprawl and congestion equal a great quality of life? My mother lives in Fort Mill and loved it, up until the past few years. What used to be a peaceful outskirt area of Charlotte is being sliced up and built up with every strip mall and every chain you can imagine, and "single family homes" that are so close together, they might as well be townhouses. I have to wonder if developers don't pay these websites to get the areas they are building up onto these "Best Places to Live" lists. Sure, there are some diserable aspects of each of these areas, but certainly there are other places that are nice to live that don't happen to be the exact ones they are currently building up right now. There's no stopping "progress", but if I liked where I was living, I would hope it DIDN'T make one of these endless lists.
I'm sorry to hear that about Fort Mill. I was going to look into living there, because I heard the it was a nice town with its own character. Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach is sprawling and chain crap everywhere there too. I wish Walmart would go away and more places with variety come in, but that is wishful thinking.
Well, I wouldn't rule Fort Mill out if you're interested in the area, just check it out personally before making a decision, that would go for any move I guess. It all depends on what you're looking for, all the building up does bring job more job opportunities, supposedly. And some people like to move to a place that they perceive to be "booming" and where all the "action" is. Unfortunately, my mother is an example of someone who lived in an area an for a long time and enjoyed peace, quiet, and open spaces there, and now that particular quality is being lost.
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