I thought this thread may be helpful to others thinking of moving to the Greer area. It can answer many of the questions asked over and over again on this forum.. If the links below don't answer your questions and you've done a search on this forum, definitely ask the CD members for those unanswered questions you have, and they'll be sure to answer.
Many of the links given below can be used to search for information on other areas of Greenville County, just search for the area you're interested in. The ones below are geared towards Greer, SC in Greenville County. I've found them personally helpful in the past when I was searching for an area to purchase a home.
Great information about Greer in regard to demographics, cost of living, schools, crime stats, and much, much more in the link below - check it out! Click on the links on the left of the page, along with the OTHER FACTORS, lots of great information!
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Here's some other helpful websites.
http://www.cityofgreer.org/
http://www.sciway.net/city/greer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greer,_South_Carolina
http://greerstation.com/
https://www.city-data.com/city/Greer-South-Carolina.html
http://greercitizen.com/index.asp
http://www.walkscore.com/
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Greer Schools just one site that rates the schools in Greer along with rankings, overview, test scores and more
http://www.icrimewatch.net/index.php?AgencyID=54575 Want to see if there's any sexual offenders in the area where you're looking to buy a home, you can look it up here
https://www.city-data.com/so/so-Greer-South-Carolina.html another way to see if there's any SO in a general area you're interested in (or living in)
http://www.greenvillecounty.org/scjd/publicindex/disclaim23.asp Greenville County Court Records
http://www.greenvillecounty.org/vrealpr24/clrealprop.asp Greenville County Property Records (check the prior year if your search comes up empty)
http://www.greenvillesc.gov/GIS/InteractiveMapping.aspx check out
Where's My House on this page to see if the house you're interested in is actually in the Greenville City limits
http://www.greercpw.com/?page_id=1300 CPW is a provider of electricity, water, sewer and gas for many of the homes in Greer. If CPW doesn't service your area, check Duke Power to see if you are covered under them.
http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/index.php/Locations.html Greenville Library - Greer's is Jean M. Smith branch
http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/greer-504-pennsylvania-ave-greer-sc-1365706 US Post Office in zip code 29651
http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/the-parkway-419-the-pkwy-greer-sc-1437139 US Post Office in zip code 29650
http://www.gspairport.com/ Greenville Spartanburg Airport
PLEASE NOTE, THE LINKS ABOVE ARE FOR GREER IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. AREAS OF GREER CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY.
http://www.sciway.net/city/greenville-sc-places.html This link shows the area of Greer that are in Greenville County, shown in white
http://www.sciway.net/city/greenville-sc-places.html This link shows the area of Greer that are in Spartanburg
County, shown in white
I'm sure others can add to this list, but I think, for the most part, the information in any of the above links should be helpful to some.
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