Pollution in SC

[TornadoAlley]

Originally Posted by lovethecarolinas

If you are quoting crime rate figures from Sperlings Best Places....I would not get to wrapped up into those figures....they might make a good starting point...but they can also be misleading. Even using their own suggestions on popular best places to live....such as: Portland, Austin, Charlotte, Raleigh...they are either the same or close to the same crime rate as the figure for Lancaster. If I input the zip code (28277) for the South Charlotte area of Ballantyne (one of the wealthiest places in Meck. county ) it too has a crime rate of 7. I am not promoting Lancaster, SC...nor do I care to live in Lancaster...but I hardly think that the Del Webb Company would build in an area that they felt was that bad (it anything...everyone of these Del Webb locations have only enhanced the areas that they surround....which is what we are beginning to see in this area too).

Wealthy areas don't mean less crime. If I want to steal a nice car, I don't go to the hood

I do understand what your saying. It's a starting point. But, the area where I live, its accurate though

[TornadoAlley]

Originally Posted by ihatefonddulac

I lived in Spartanburg for two years, and I can guarantee there's a significant amount of pollution in the area. Sometimes you could see an orange haze hanging in the air, mostly in the summer. You can check websites like airnow.gov and scorecard.org My husband, myself and our 4 kids were constantly coughing, especially my younger two (8 and 5) who had to go out for recess every day regardless of the air quality. My 13 year old daughter would start wheezing when she had to run outside for gym class. As soon as we moved back to the Midwest, the coughing and wheezing stopped. It's too bad, too, because other than the pollution and everything is a bit sprawled out requiring a lot of driving, it really was not a bad place to live.

I went there couldn't find Fort Mill, SC

[TornadoAlley]

Originally Posted by ChristopherinSC

I don't know but I do know is that I never did have allergies until I moved too this state.. So if that is a concern for you then maybe will not be a good idea to relocate here.. I know a bunch of my family is from the NY/NJ/ FL area and have had the same prob since they have moved here..

More green gets you more problems I am sure

[LPnerd]

what about Mills spring, or hendersonville NC?

[sumter native]

Originally Posted by gnGracie

Thanks so much. I kind of like the idea of smaller towns (as long as I'm close to Wal Mart and Lowes I'm happy ~ lol), so I'll definitely look at Tryon and Columbus. Appreciate your input.

Look into Walhalla or Pickens or Travelers rest no smog there plenty of nice trout streams really nice people, and no hustle and bustle of big city life..
alot of the lakes up around that area are posted for mercury and have warnings about what ya can and cant eat as far as fish,pregnant women should never eat fish from those lakes,
other thatn that there are alot of very nice places to see and do,
Just dont breath the water and use catch and release when ya fish lol unless its a lunker then ya mount him lol

[sumter native]

Also the pollen around here form the pines is pretty bad, I got a black truck and it usually looks kinda flouresent yellow green this time of the year, I dont have alergies but when ya breathe a yellow cloud its hard not to get all stoppped up and have difficulty breathin lol

[jc smith]

Don't kid yourself Spartanburg, sc one of the worst in the southeast.

[Mrs. P]

Originally Posted by TornadoAlley

What about Fort Mill? Smog area?

Fort Mill is way too close to Charlotte. Charlotte has some dirty air. I can remember driving down to Charlotte from Concord NC, and soon as the downtown skyline would appear, it was a hazy color. I was stunned.

I live in Fort Mill, the air does not bother me, but if someone is sensitive to polluted air, it may be wise to move further south than Fort Mill, not that we are anywhere near as bad as Charlotte we still have our dirty air warning days.

Hope this helps.