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In my view, if somebody views Greenville being somewhat near Charlotte and Atlanta as a big plus, they would be better off living in one of those cities.
I think the people who like Greenville best are people who don't like big cities.
Didn't realize just how large the "Greater Greenville"/Upstate SC area was, population-wise. 1.5 Million people now in the CSA, 39th largest (ahead of: Hartford, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Birmingham, Buffalo-shocking). Obviously somewhat spread out... but still, I mean not terribly, Greenville and Spartanburg are only about 40 minutes apart. It seems to have "enough" from the standpoint of having some level of urbanity, culture, air travel, big-time sports to meet my minimum level of criteria.. with the added bonus of a low COL, mountains, moderate climate, and a generally relaxed pace for family, with proximity to vibrancy/networking in larger markets, etc. when I wanted it... I think I could be very happy there-I wouldn't think twice if I had a good opportunity in the vicinity, esp. considering it is still growing healthfully.
OP-Fayetteville wasn't as high on my subjective list of these-but I think you'll be happy there-and I hear the economy is very healthy and growing, so you should have plenty of opportunity there. Good luck!
I don't think most people in Greenville go to Asheville much. Greenville has more and a nicer downtown area.
I would actually tend to agree-now, Asheville does have certain unique appeals, like touring the Biltmore, craft beer scene, and generally being known as a hub of quirkiness, but with that being said, I think that day to day, I'd find more to do and be entertained by in Greenville than Asheville. Asheville's primary advantage might be that it rests within the mountains as opposed to on the edge of them, but even that is suspect. From Greenville, you can get to Paris Mountain in 15 minutes, Table Rock in 45 minutes, and Macon County, individually so far at least my favorite area of the Smokies, in 90... but you also have the advantage of not being "amongst the mountains", which makes getting around, etc. easier.
Many Greenville residents go to the western NC mountains a good bit and might stop in Asheville for something to eat but can't see it being a regular destination.
The quirkiness in Asheville is basically boring people during weird things for attention. Some of them are abusing drugs. I think that's a reason not to go to Asheville for most people.
That'd be my pick. Greenville and Chattanooga have lots of people passing through and a lot more people around them and are already on their price upswing a little ways. AR is less dramatic than the spine of the Appalachians but there's a lot of variety within the state and its much more under the radar and unexplored. There's lots of outdoor rec right there. Also the culture was less conformist to any one mold; people do their own thing and there's interesting mixes of hippy, granola, old school, baptist, backwoods, upscale... within the same person.
Didn't realize just how large the "Greater Greenville"/Upstate SC area was, population-wise. 1.5 Million people now in the CSA, 39th largest (ahead of: Hartford, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Birmingham, Buffalo-shocking). Obviously somewhat spread out... but still, I mean not terribly, Greenville and Spartanburg are only about 40 minutes apart.
Good post and I think the area population tends to surprise a lot folks. To be fair, the 1.5MM figure is correct, but includes some areas pretty far removed from a lot things, like Laurens, Greenwood, and Union counties. On the other hand, the bulk of the population is pretty close together.
Greenville county: 514 k
Spartanburg co: 314 k
Anderson co: 200 k
Just those 3 neighboring counties would be about 1,030,000. Add in neighboring Pickens co and you're up to 1,155,000 as of July 2018 (per census bureau estimates). So most of that population base is pretty close together.
I just voted and voted for where you decided to go. I really was surprised at how much wife and I loved NW Arkansas. It is the fastest growing of those considered. It has a nice vibe about it and a unique feeling of newness, small town with city amenities. If you love growth this is the one to select. Keep us updated. Good luck
Also the culture was less conformist to any one mold; people do their own thing and there's interesting mixes of hippy, granola, old school, baptist, backwoods, upscale... within the same person.
Lol that made be chuckle.
Hey, I resemble this remark (though my religion is a different mainstream protestant).
Didn't realize just how large the "Greater Greenville"/Upstate SC area was, population-wise. 1.5 Million people now in the CSA, 39th largest (ahead of: Hartford, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Birmingham, Buffalo-shocking). Obviously somewhat spread out... but still, I mean not terribly, Greenville and Spartanburg are only about 40 minutes apart.
The problem with these sort of stats is that they have to cast a very wide net to get to those figures.
The experience of 1.5 million in Greenville will be quite a bit different than 1.5 million in a more traditional concentrated urban area.
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