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Which city would you prefer? Which is best for a normal 20-40 yr old who enjoys entertainment, good food, solid choice of men or women if you're single, and just overall coolness...
I like Birmingham better. It has more grit to it and nicer people. Greenville is sterile and has more traffic. Birmingham is doing some great things in its city as is Greenville but Birmingham, in my opinion, just stands out more.
I would say 280 in Birmingham has some of the worst traffic that I ever seen on a commercial road in this country. I don't think traffic in Greenville is at that level. Greenville's MSA and CSA population is more spread out.
Greenville's downtown is more compact and you can walk to all the main attractions. It has a 30 foot drop waterfall right on Main Street with a massive suspension pedestrian bridge right over it and a nice park, Falls Park, around the waterfall. Falls Park was rated a top 10 park in the country on Trip Advisor. Main Street has large hardwoods and wide sidewalks , and the restaurants have a lot of outside seating and buildings that are open to the outside to include rooftop seating. There are a lot of festivals, live music, and farmer markets on Main Street all the time. Another thing that I like about it is it doesn't have a ton of tall corporate buildings which gives it more of a college town vibe.
I recommend checking out the two cities on Google maps street view. Most people will prefer one or the other based on the look of each. I think people can have a good quality of life in either one.
Another good thing about Greenville is it is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains.
I've never been to Greenville, and I live in Birmingham, so I'll abstain from voting. Honestly have never given much consideration to Greenville before... sounds like I need to visit!
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Better downtown: Greenville, but Birmingham is on the upswing.
Better neighborhoods and suburbs: Birmingham.
Better location: Greenville.
Better access to recreation and natural beauty: Greenville.
Better future: Greenville.
I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'd take Greenville. Rolling towards 30 in two years and forecasting environments that I want to read my children in, I realize it's if increasing importance to me to live somewhere with strong black culture without strong black crime. Greenville may win for me on that alone, as well as I find it's location near Charlotte, and in South Carolina over Alabama, to be a plus...
It's a smaller metro than I typically like, but I've lived in smaller cities and it's not too small. As a matter of fact, I may need to ask my lady about Greenville since she's hellbent on moving to South Carolina one day lol...
I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'd take Greenville. Rolling towards 30 in two years and forecasting environments that I want to read my children in, I realize it's if increasing importance to me to live somewhere with strong black culture without strong black crime. Greenville may win for me on that alone, as well as I find it's location near Charlotte, and in South Carolina over Alabama, to be a plus...
It's a smaller metro than I typically like, but I've lived in smaller cities and it's not too small. As a matter of fact, I may need to ask my lady about Greenville since she's hellbent on moving to South Carolina one day lol...
In the Birmingham area, perhaps places like Pleasant Grove and Forestdale may fit what you are looking for.
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