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Alittle history, currently live in CT, and we would like to move south at some point. We are in our 50's and still need to work. We have concentrated our search on areas of manufacturing. We visited Summerville last month, and although I liked it, it wasn't what I thought.
Recently, I have been reading about Greenville, and I would love to hear pros/cons of Summerville or Greenville. It seems real estate is a bit more affordable in Greer vs Greenville.
For those who lived near the water previously, and moved inland, how did you adjust?
I'm sure both areas are wonderful in their own way, but I would love to hear any feedback.. good or bad.
Here is a Greenville hype video put out by the city tourism group. It has nice shots of the downtown area including Falls Park.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always thought of Summerville as a large suburb of Charleston, whereas Greenville is it's own city.
Definitely. It would make more sense to compare Summerville to Greer or Simpsonville and Greenville to Charleston. Perhaps that will help the OP. Spend sometime in both and see what you like best.
We moved from MA to SC 12 years ago. We lived in Greenville first, and now Summerville. Both areas have pros and cons. Coming from New England, we felt there was more of a culture shock in Greenville, just due to the fact it is a little more southern. More transplants in the Summerville and area, and the Charleston accent in general is less noticeable than in the Upstate. Winters are easier and warmer in the Charleston area. Greenville was at times too cold but sometimes it was nice to see a little snow. Outdoor activities are much better in the Upstate. We miss all the hiking we used to do, and the fall foliage was better in the Upstate. If you are looking for an area that feels more like CT, then you would find it in Greenville. If you are looking to escape winters and go someplace warmer and more tropical, then you will find that in Summerville. Humidity is brutal here, and although Greenville gets plenty hot, it is easier to take with less humidity than it is in Summerville. Greenville has hills and the Lowcountry is flat. The beaches here are awesome and we missed being near them when we lived in Greenville. My job offer was better here, so that's why we are here:-)
Alittle history, currently live in CT, and we would like to move south at some point. We are in our 50's and still need to work. We have concentrated our search on areas of manufacturing. We visited Summerville last month, and although I liked it, it wasn't what I thought.
Recently, I have been reading about Greenville, and I would love to hear pros/cons of Summerville or Greenville. It seems real estate is a bit more affordable in Greer vs Greenville.
For those who lived near the water previously, and moved inland, how did you adjust?
I'm sure both areas are wonderful in their own way, but I would love to hear any feedback.. good or bad.
Both places are fine. Greenville is the hub of the region so it's bigger and busier. Summerville isn't a hub. Greenville has BMW, Michelin, GSK, 3M, and others. Summerville isn't big in manufacturing - yet, but Boeing and Daimler is nearby and Volvo is coming to Summerville and is planning on hiring 4,000+, and should bring other compliment companies to the Summerville area like Boeing did for North Charleston. But there's plenty of manufacturing around Charleston.
Weather wise, Summerville gets hotter, Greenville gets colder, but in general both cities have a similar climate. Both have good schools, recreation, shopping, traffic issues, sprawl, nice downtown cores, community pride, fast growth, etc.
You really can't go wrong with either place. The Greenville and Charleston areas are pretty healthy.
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Originally Posted by salutethehill
Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always thought of Summerville as a large suburb of Charleston, whereas Greenville is it's own city.
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Originally Posted by distortedlogic
Definitely. It would make more sense to compare Summerville to Greer or Simpsonville and Greenville to Charleston. Perhaps that will help the OP. Spend sometime in both and see what you like best.
Summerville is a Charleston suburb, but it also was its own city long before Charleston sprawled out towards it. Charleston and Summerville is like Greenville and Easley, not Greenville and Powdersville/Simpsonville/Greer.
Easley is benefiting from Greenville's sprawl and the two cities have grown closer together, but no matter what Greenville does, Easley is still independent, like Summerville.
We moved from MA to SC 12 years ago. We lived in Greenville first, and now Summerville. Both areas have pros and cons. Coming from New England, we felt there was more of a culture shock in Greenville, just due to the fact it is a little more southern. More transplants in the Summerville and area, and the Charleston accent in general is less noticeable than in the Upstate. Winters are easier and warmer in the Charleston area. Greenville was at times too cold but sometimes it was nice to see a little snow. Outdoor activities are much better in the Upstate. We miss all the hiking we used to do, and the fall foliage was better in the Upstate. If you are looking for an area that feels more like CT, then you would find it in Greenville. If you are looking to escape winters and go someplace warmer and more tropical, then you will find that in Summerville. Humidity is brutal here, and although Greenville gets plenty hot, it is easier to take with less humidity than it is in Summerville. Greenville has hills and the Lowcountry is flat. The beaches here are awesome and we missed being near them when we lived in Greenville. My job offer was better here, so that's why we are here:-)
Greenville is quite a bit different 12 years ago versus now. A lot has changed and Greenville has it's fair share of transplants.
I appreciate everyone's responses. We do have the house on the market and a showing tonight, and a planned trip to Greenville next month.
Obviously we have to find jobs, and I don't really know where we will end up, but any suggestions on areas around Greenville for housing. We are looking to purchase condo or 3 bedroom ranch with FROG, in a community, with pool if possible. Small lot. Husband would like on golf course, but our price range is under 300K ish, not sure that is possible. New construction. I like to be close to things/activity. Any and all suggestions welcome!
I did stumble across Townes of Thornblade condos, anyone live near there?
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