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Long time reader, first time poster, forgive me if any of my info is inaccurate. I didn't find a previous thread on these cities, thought they were pretty similar.
Columbia, SC vs. Louisville, KY. Both are the largest city in states you don't really hear a lot about. Diverse economies, primarily driven by colleges and military. Both have had steady population growth over the last 10 years. You can be well outside of the city within 30 minutes of each. Diverse population. Both seem to have pretty entertaining downtowns.
Both are possibilities for relocation. KY for the geography resembling SE MI, where im originally from. Lakes, rivers, trees...
SC for something new and exciting a little south of my comfort zone.
Long time reader, first time poster, forgive me if any of my info is inaccurate. I didn't find a previous thread on these cities, thought they were pretty similar.
Columbia, SC vs. Louisville, KY. Both are the largest city in states you don't really hear a lot about. Diverse economies, primarily driven by colleges and military. Both have had steady population growth over the last 10 years. You can be well outside of the city within 30 minutes of each. Diverse population. Both seem to have pretty entertaining downtowns.
Both are possibilities for relocation. KY for the geography resembling SE MI, where im originally from. Lakes, rivers, trees...
SC for something new and exciting a little south of my comfort zone.
Louisville is over twice as big as Columbia, with much more going on. That said, both cities are nice, but I would choose Louisville, especially if you are a "Midwest" person.
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Louisville is over twice as big as Columbia, with much more going on. That said, both cities are nice, but I would choose Louisville, especially if you are a "Midwest" person.
Louisville is not a Midwestern city, nor is Kentucky a Midwestern state. It is below the Mason-Dixon line (Ohio River), dominated by Baptists, speaks with a southern dialect, serves southern cuisine, and assumed a definitive Southern identity after the Civil War. Midwestern influences? Some, but overall quite Southern. It has all the culture of Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The OP is not going to feel any resemblance to Michigan.
I like Columbia a great deal, but Louisville is twice as large and offers just about everything Columbia does plus more. I think if you're considering SC and want something a bit different, you should probably look at Charleston first.
As a former resident of Louisville--and as someone who has never even been to South Carolina--I still choose Columbia. Louisville is much larger, but regardless of the fact that it is in a Southern state it is a semi-Midwestern city. I prefer South over Midwest.
Plus, Louisville's very "closed-off" and standoffish, one of the rudest cities I've ever been to (not representative of all the Midwest, there are many friendly people, they're just not in Louisville). This is from somebody who was raised near Louisville, has been to D.C. on business, L.A. on vacation and is now living near S.F.
And, think about it: Columbia places you within a short distance of Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Atlanta. You're closer to Florida if you ever get the hunch to vacation down there. Quite honestly, it seems like everybody from Louisville vacations in Myrtle or Florida, anyway, so why not be a little closer? You're also closer to Washington, DC for a great 4-5 day trip. Louisville places you closer to Cincinnati, Indy, Nashville, and Chicago, but they have colder winters. While I don't dislike the Midwest, I just prefer Southern culture and weather over it, so my bias is showing.
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