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From what I can tell, the above mentioned (Kinda north of Gville) areas aren't really developing the way Maudlin, Simpsonville, Woodruff Road has.
Any opinons as to why?
If you were to predict future expansion, would it continue in that general direction?
That's a good question. My wife and I live in a beautiful neighborhood between Green Valley and Furman called Carillion and couldn't be happier. In our opinion this is the nicest area of Greenville...close to the mountains, but only ten minutes to downtown. You're a little further from Woodruff Road and 385 but the scenery is way better, and the houses a little cheaper. Great area.
That's a good question. My wife and I live in a beautiful neighborhood between Green Valley and Furman called Carillion and couldn't be happier. In our opinion this is the nicest area of Greenville...close to the mountains, but only ten minutes to downtown. You're a little further from Woodruff Road and 385 but the scenery is way better, and the houses a little cheaper. Great area.
Just what I wanted to hear! Do you find it's easy to get out and bike or run beyond just your neighborhood? Could you safely bike or run over to the swamp rabbit trail from your community.
Yes...absolutely...I believe it is a less than a mile to the trail. The hardest part is getting out of the neighborhood, it's all up hill! Furman is also a bike ride away. Beautiful campus.
We moved to tavelers rest over the rest of greenville because I can't stand city life and my employer is on this side of town. It is a bit of a PITA some days because it takes us 45 minutes to get to all major shopping on woodruff rd.....the worst part is its only 12 miles away; I think the reason it hasn't built up more is just that. Then again you couldn't pay me to live anywhere near that area so...
There aren't many big employers this way either. Not to mention a lot of land is still for farms and so not as easily sold off and developed....yet at least. If you are an outdoor country type person but have to live near greenville for work, travelers rest is a good middle ground.
The northern parts of Greenville county have undergone considerably less growth compared to the southern/eastern parts of the county and the city of Greenville itself. IMO, this is due to average (to below average) public schools and (as noted above) lack of proximity to upscale retail. Please remember, several years ago Traveler's Rest was an absolute dump - it has undergone significant revitalization and now has very easy access to the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Even at this time, there's no way I'd purchase a home in the Traveler's Rest area if I had children (and could not afford private schools).
One mentioned "city life" above (with a negative connotation) and I find this laughable, especially in Greenville. I live no more than 8 minutes south of downtown and have (at most) moderate traffic to compete with at "rush hour". This is nothing like Atlanta or Charlotte. I live 8 minutes from Haywood Mall (yes, it needs an exterior overhaul, but has some fantastic stores) and 10 minutes from Target/Trader Joe's/Whole Foods/REI/Greenridge (I can take Millennium Blvd/CU-ICAR [fantastic road] and avoid Woodruff).
IMO, the best parts of Greenville county with easy access to the fantastic downtown area, upscale shopping, and the best public schools are:
1. south of downtown/Parkins Mill area
2. parts of Mauldin (fantastic schools)
3. the immediate Eastside area (carefully choose public schools)
Life is too short and having to commute long distances to work, school, and/or shopping is a waste of family time (not to mention expensive gas).
Please remember this an opinion board and there are lots of opinions in this sub-forum.
Love North Greenville. Rooftops are continuing to go up even despite the recent downturn and I think you will see more retail follow soon enough. As far as using expensive gas you eastsiders don't think you don't burn gas when you are sitting at all those redlights. Trade that for looking at the mountains every where I go all day. Its beautiful in this area.
We live over by the Furman golf course. It's an awesome area. Pretty much everything you need is nearby. Farthest you really need to travel is Haywood. The way Cherrydale is growing we probably won't have to that for too long. Great part of Greenville!
I truly believe that this area's proximity to Furman, Travelers Rest/the SRT and the mountains will be the reason it finally takes off in a big way in the not-too-distant future. The Cherrydale area already has most of the necessities, and then some. I can definitely see more upscale chains (restaurants & retail) appearing in that area soon to satisfy those who live north of the Pleasantburg/Pointsett Hwy intersection.
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