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Greenville is out there own it's own?? You realize Greenville is about the same distance to Charlotte as Columbia? Columbia 93 miles via77 and Greenville 101 miles via 85. Only about 8 miles difference. Greenville is pretty centrally located between Charlotte and Atlanta on 85.
I thought the same thing after reading Kyles post. I think Greenville located along I-85 corridor and 150 miles from Atlanta and 100 miles from Charlotte means more than Columbia’s relatively close(r) distance to Charlotte. Columbia really does sit on its own, generally speaking.
Greenville is out there own it's own?? You realize Greenville is about the same distance to Charlotte as Columbia? Columbia 93 miles via77 and Greenville 101 miles via 85. Only about 8 miles difference. Greenville is pretty centrally located between Charlotte and Atlanta on 85.
In terms of perception it is. Columbia is 70 miles from Rock Hill which is the south end of the Charlotte MSA and from the south it's much more consistently built up than the west approach from Greenville along I-85. I would also wager collectively Greenville-Spartanburg is mostly seen paired with Asheville. Furthermore two counties that belong to the Columbia MSA (Fairfield and Kershaw) border two counties of the Charlotte MSA (Lancaster and Chester).
After traveling all over America, I find that many of the state capitals are "less dynamic" in many categories than the states largest and most dynamic cities. Unless the state capital IS the largest city, I wouldn't expect it to be so exciting.
Not like Charleston. Charleston's MSA has grown by 14.53% from 2010-2016, which is the 12th fastest in the entire country of all MSAs; by comparison, Greenville's has grown by 7.39% and Columbia's by 6.50%. Charleston's growth is simply on another level.
Charleston's growth is driven by primarily retired couples, Greenville and Columbia's is driven by Job transfers and relocation's.
Charleston's growth is driven by primarily retired couples, Greenville and Columbia's is driven by Job transfers and relocation's.
No, Charleston's primary growth is not retirees, especially considering Charleston is leading in job growth. All 3 are hot with families. You have Charleston confused with Myrtle Beach. But seriously, this putting each other down to prop the other(s) up is tired.
Columbia is ok, I’m kept here because of my nice insurance job and by my ability to visit other cities and the grass always feels greener. Some of my favorite spots (sc only) are Hilton head, Blufton, and Charleston. I feel like they are more desirable because you can see the money being pulled in there. It feels like Columbia is dirt poor surprisingly. Not necessarily the people (Charleston median income is 52k same with columbia, 68k in Hilton head) but the way everything appears. Roads are just awful, please increase gas tax, why have it so low. We have this beautiful downtown river that’s sort of sat there for 10 years (since I’ve been here) untapped potential. Very uninviting, feels like you found a secret when you’re on the river walk. Vista has spruced up same with downtown and usc. I just feel like there’s no money for anything else around here. Parks downtown are empty or filled with homeless. Northeast sesquicentennial Park is nice for a walk but there’s not a whole lot else.
Charleston's growth is driven by primarily retired couples, Greenville and Columbia's is driven by Job transfers and relocation's.
The comment about Charleston is absolutely false.
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