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I think the Greenville metro area is the largest in the state and is not on par with Louisville yet. I would compare it more to Columbia or Lexington. I agreed and disagreed with both of you. Happy?
Well I think the Census Bureau would disagree with you, lol, and they do set the guidelines.
Well I think the Census Bureau would disagree with you, lol, and they do set the guidelines.
If that makes you feel good then so be it. It really doesn't matter how they set the guidelines when we live here and see the interaction in the upstate everyday. It may not matter whether its split or not with the level of growth going on in the upstate. Its the same type of bureaucrats that has some of our city limits so puny. One thing for sure is Greenville has lots of interest and their is no short of people moving here. Looking at threads and post numbers on these boards shows that also. One thing for sure, Greenville's estimated growth didn't come from the addition of other counties. If not anything they take away. So its true growth.
However you slice it, the Upstate metro region is comprised of multiple urban areas whereas Louisville has only one. That doesn't make one better or one worse; that's just the way things are. There are advantages and disadvantages to both set ups.
Actually the Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson (Upstate) area is a lot like Lexington, or Columbia. All areas are mid sized and southern (well Lexington not so much in that it has very strong mid-western influences). Greenville is alot like Lexington in that it is the first major city just down from the mountains, and Columbia is like Lexington in that it has the college pressence there but it doesn't overpower the city like some smaller college towns. Neither place is like Louisville really. Loo-ah vulle would be more on par with Charlotte, Nashville, or Memphis, other 2nd tier southern metros as far as amenities,and options to do or see what ever go. Charlotte has Carowinds (theme park), and Louisville has Kentucky Kingdom to name a couple of examples.
Yeah I'm not a huge fan of Lexington either. Not a bad city, but it is very familiar with the I've been there and done that feel, as you can already tell. Me and my girlfriend will graduate from UK next spring (this will be my second degree that I have gotten since moving to this area), so I'm ready to punch in the clock and move on as well.
If I do stay in KY it would be in either Louisville, or Northern KY as well, I like both those places except for flying out of Cincy.
Last edited by sandlapper; 07-08-2008 at 06:32 PM..
Well, okay, so we've established that Columbia is more like Lexington in that the university is a centrifugal part of the city and it has a young median age. Greenville-Spartanburg consists of several small metro areas that are collectively called "Greenville-Spartanburg," "Upcountry," or what have you.
Which area fares better in the following, in your humble opinions: Parks/greenery? Friendliness/hospitality of the people? Ease of meeting single women? Cost of living/general quality of life?
Thanks for everybody's help so far. Let's keep it comin'...
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So its true growth.
