Greenville SC in 2023: The ultimate guide to moving to this city. Pros and Cons of Greenville SC
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- Should you move to Greenville SC in 2023? Greenville is an amazing place but it's not for everyone. In this video, I give you everything you need to know before moving to Greenville SC in 2023. We'll talk about the Pros and Cons, the Good and Bad, all aspects of living in Greenville SC. So what do you think? Did I scare you away? If not, I'd love to be your Greenville relocation resource!
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We got enough Yankees, find somewhere else to screw up
Stay away we don’t want anymore people
Now living in Greer (have been since 2001). In 1968, I lived in Greenville and did not like it at all. In 1996; however, I was asked to help a local business with it's software and I came here to work. In 2001, bought a house in Greer. Have been here for 22 years. A few things I just love about this area are: 1. The way the seasons are ALWAYS EXACTLY THREE (3) MONTHS LONG. Just when one gets tired of one season another one pops up. It's really the best. 2. Proximity to North Carolina and the mountains. Good for short weekend trips. Also close to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and DOLLYWOOD!!! Gamble much: Close to Cherokee, NC. GSP affords me the way to go visit my family in Florida. Flights are not every expensive. (But maybe they are in 2023. I haven't flown since 2020.
Some more great reasons to love Greer!
Greenville is home. I have lived in many places coast to coast but there's no place like home. Thank you !🏡
You got that right!
Lots of important info here. Great job of showing the beauty and recreation areas of Greenville!!
Thank you, Bob!
Great video, David!
I have no interest in Greeneville and have no idea how this video was served to me BUT you are a saviant at crafitng youtube videos. The flow, popups, etc. Its like mrbeast - great production value - thank you!
Thank you so much, that's so kind!
Thank you so much for the great information. 👍
My pleasure!
I have lived in multiple cities and towns. the longer i live here, the more i like it. to those who complain about affordability, everywhere that is worth living in is unaffordable now. greenville is faring better than those places
Great video! Thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Pros: There are 5 terrific state parks close to Greenville, as well as the 75 mile Foothills Trail and Palmetto Trail that runs from the mountains to the coast. If you are a hiker, the southeast has more miles of hiking trails than anywhere in the country. Plus you can hike year round. Cons: traffic is awful & crime is getting ridiculous.
Do you know anywhere near greenville that isn't as you described? I planning to move to SC from Florida. Where I live it's just getting ridiculous, expensive wise and traffic wise.
If you look in the more rural areas around Greenville housing is more affordable, but then there are fewer good paying jobs. The areas in Pickens and Oconee counties are cheaper, unless you get near the lakes. South of I-85 can be cheaper, but this is tornado alley around here. Stay away from Spartanburg...higher crime. @@Solace030
Informative! Thanks
My pleasure!
As someone who has lived here all my life, we dont want more people moving here. The traffic is ridiculous, our housing has doubled, and the number of terrible drivers has also doubled.
For real yeah. Way too many people now. Getting to school went from 6 minutes to 15…
Where do you drive?
Is this a comment on the general issues with migration or is this a 'They should go back to the desert' sentiment? Curious because my family might be moving there too.
That’s universal, it’s happening everywhere.
@@BloomByCC I agree. It's growing...and there are growing pains, but that's true of places that people want to be.
Moved here 12 years ago from upstate NY after I retired and love the place. Have had severe allergies all my life, find them less severe here than back in NY. Only negative surprise I had when I moved here are the way taxes are structured. Don't get me wrong, they're still a lot cheaper down here and it's not just a Greenville issue, it's a SC issue, but the personal property tax on vehicles and the taxes on our water bills have to be added to the real property tax to get a fair comparison other states. Oh, one other oddity, find it's harder to find old fashion grits in stores here than it was in the Albany NY area.
That is strange about the grits! I find it hard to find the stone ground sometimes, which is what I prefer.
@@HomesoftheUpstatei just bought some from Publix! I found them on the end cap!
@@katrikameanslove Nice! I may run by and get some this weekend!
Thanks for all the help you gave us this week, David. Unfortunately, Greenville just doesn't do it for us. Moving on.
It was my pleasure! Thank you for your kind words!
@phaedrus2633 thank God
I think that you did a GREAT video! Would you, please, tell me where you got all your photos? Thank-you.
Thank you! It's a variety of sources. A mix of pictures and video that I took myself, and some broll from sources like Canva Pro, Pexels, etc. Happy to chat more about it and the process I use, if you want to reach out!
As a northerner, you hear a lot about southern hospitality. You never hear about southern customer service- because it's by far the worst in the country. Expect remedial tasks to take 15-20 mins longer in the south for no apparent reason. With that being said, Greenville is a great little city with very nice people. Probably the best airport in the country.
I do like the airport! Almost never a bad line!
The northern United States is a hell hole. Sorry we take longer with your grits.
"Southern hospitality" is a polite way of saying passive-aggressive. You won't know what anyone really thinks about you or your views, and you can expect to be ghosted with no clue as to why. This is "Southern hospitality". As a northerner, you can forget about having any frank meaningful dialog where different views and opinions are expressed and discussed, or where people allow you to explain yourself or defend your opinions. That just doesn't happen in Greenville because that would be viewed as being rude and too forthright. So instead, they will just cut off all communication with you...... as if that's the polite thing to do.
The north is better than the south. The only thing good about the south is the weather.@@mlane2182
Great video by the way, actually very surprised that you mentioned the political leaning in this video
You have got to remember since people started moving in and they started building rebt has gone up so high people can't afford it and that's the problem also people are being evicited for crazy reasons do they can rent it for three times the price. People are mad and they have a right to be mad.
Used to be able to find houses all the time everywhere for $200k and below. Now a barn wouldnt go for that.
Yes, very hard to find a home under 200k. Would need fixing up, or be further out of town.
I would love to recommend people to live here if i could afford to live here myself.
My daughter worked with a girl that got offered a great package to transfer to the area. She moved from Michigan. She moved back in a year because the cost of living is too high.
Wow! I guess it wasn't that good of a package!
@@HomesoftheUpstate nah I think it's just cause they keep raising rent everywhere for no reason like you need a roommate there's no way around it
As a lifetime resident of Greenville, I’m here to tell you the massive influx of new residents moving in is exactly why rent is so high. This used to be one of the cheapest places in the country to live. In 10 years, housing costs have more than doubled. And the traffic is an absolute nightmare. Any ideas on where I can go to escape this madness?
@heathermckee411 i worked at a hotel in Kanab UT for the past year, talked to people from all over the country, and overwhelmingly realized: this phenomenon is happening all over the country. Cost of living is unmanageable basically everywhere, and all areas have complaints of "too many people moving to the area and raising the cost of living". Generally undesirable locations are the main ticket out.
I am looking to move to Greenville for work. Do you recommend an RV park? I am a physician assistant and will be working at the VA Medical Center Clinic.
I would try Paris Mountain State Park, just north of Greenville.
As someone considering moving to Greenville from Southern California by the end of this year, I have to say it's odd and a bit alarming that EVERY TH-cam video, Tiktok, Reddit post, and city review about Greenville has multiple local commenters telling others not to move there. "We're Full" seems to be copy/pasted everywhere. I get that locals in lots of places like to gatekeep their towns for nostalgia's sake, but I've never encountered so much open hostility toward outsiders all coming from one city. So much for Southern Hospitality. Can anyone confirm whether this is just an online phenomena or whether we would face it in real life too? I'd like to be able to make friends with my new neighbors and this is a major and genuine concern.
It's more online trolls than real life in my experiance. I haven't had anyone move here and complain about the people they meet in their neighborhood/work/etc
No it’s real stay out
it's not a hate about outsiders... it's about californians
It’s true! Greenville is full. Move to Atlanta instead. Please!
You better not vote blue..
i live in Beaufort s.c and its pretty her.
I went to Beaufort a good bit as a little kid and it was great!
Pro: This guy lives there!
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I hv specific questions about finding a "ranch, with a decent size driveway...near to NURSING jobs
Sure! You can email me at homesoftheupstate@gmail.com or call/txt 864 607 3537 and I'd be happy to help. 😀 There are two medical complexes with two hospitals, Downtown and Eastside. Then there are several other hospitals as well.
We chose to move to Greenville 7 years ago. I was excited to meet people, blend into the community, and establish friendships. We bought a house in Sugar Creek, and joined a nearby church. I have tried everything to make friends and become active in the community, but I haven’t had any luck. I have tried lots of groups with people in my demographic and/or common interests. I have moved a lot in my life and have never had trouble fitting in and forming friendships. When I travel I feel welcome elsewhere. When I hear the Greenville is so friendly stuff I wonder what I’m doing wrong. Any advice is appreciated.
I'm sorry to hear that! It seems like you've tried all the tried and true methods. Joining people doing things you enjoy is the best bet usually!
gotta go out of your demographic we are friendly lol
I have the same problem, I wave "Hi" and get funny looks idk
A lot of Southerners are as cold as an icicle. They are judgemental, small-minded, intolerant of differing ideologies, and are easily offended and slighted. They will never tell you their real feelings toward you, but will instead ostracize you and shun you. That's what you are experiencing, and ironically enough it's called "Southern hospitality".
That's because we don't like you Yankees plain and simple
Greenville nice town
Sure is!
I used to have deer and wild turkeys in my yard and since they have been clearing the land now its bobcats and bears. I agree we font want out state people here. It's ruining our hometown. 😢
Greenville is an awesome city. Spent the afternoon at the riverwalk today.
What a gorgeous day for it! Closest I got was working in the yard....but it was still nice being outside!
plan to moved there,any area that has a good school for elementary ? any area that is cheap and not danger to live
I moved here last February from Indiana and I’m already looking to move away. Traffic is so ridiculous and 90 percent of the time there’s no reason for it. There will be an accident on the opposite side of the median on 85 but everyone will come to a stop in the other side. I thought Tucson was full of bad drivers but Greenville is far worse. The city itself is super nice but it’s over saturated with people. Lafayette Indiana is similarly sized but doesn’t have nearly as bad of a problem with traffic.
I sympathize with you. I have lived here all 50 years of my life and have watched it transform from the country life and charm we all want to an over populated jungle of concrete and people. I love my home but want the hell away from here so bad I can taste it.
great, leave soon
Happy to help you look at selling if you're ready....but sorry that it's come to that!
@@jeffaddis5715 oh im in the process. believe that shit. to many "immigrants" and realtors like this pos operating this page.
Most those 85 drivers are passing through. It's a massive corridor.
I wanna say as a Muslim American who was born in Greenville and raised in Seneca SC. That if you are muslim, and want to live in SC, your best bet is Greenville or Columbia. Im unsure about Columbia, but there are many Muslims in Greenville.
Can you explain why being Muslim is pertinent to living in Greenville?
@@mybigfatexpatlife6865 im only giving a side to it for muslims who want to visit Greenville who havent already. Nothing wrong with that. Mr. Smarty pants!
Are there any suburbs that are worth visiting or moving to? Any land for sale 1-3 acres
Happy to chat if you want to reach out.
w david
Thank you!
The roads are trash in all of sc. We have been taxed twice for it and nothing happend. I live in Anderson and love it better than greenville. DTG is nice but thats about all.
I agree about roads, they need a lot of work.
Down town Greenville is nice as hell because thats the only damn place in the county where money is spent to make things nice!! Literally one mile outside down town in any direction and it all goes to hell. Roads shot all to hell,run down buildings and population out of control and running rampant. Basically little ghettos all around the outskirts of down town with things thinning out very little until you literally are leaving Greenville into surrounding counties. You cant even rent a single room for under $900!!
I went to Greenville HS in the early sixties as an AF brat. Judging by a lot of these comments, it appears that Greenville hasn't changed much. Classmates hated me because I was a "Yankee." My dad retired from the AF to leave the place. Instead of Southern Hospitality it should be named Southern Hostility.
I've grown to despise my wretched State and thought of other places to finish my life out, I guess I wouldn't be welcome in Greenville. I'll follow the advice given here, I'll just pass on it. It's a shame, we probably could have become friends. Ironically, many are fleeing to Red States, because we no longer have a voice.
Oh well.
for algorithm pt 2
Thanks Lola!
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Greenville is getting overpopulated, of course realtors are urging people to relocate here to make a buck. But this city is not ready infrastructure wise the traffic is getting bad in certain areas,crime is skyrocketing its not as conservative as it once was and its getting just as expensive as other places around the U.S.
If you feel this way, simply put together a video showing just how close the super expensive Greenville neighborhoods are to the crime-ridden trashy neighborhoods all over the city. It's a joke that idiots with too much money are plunking down $2,000,000 for a home in Greenville only to get mugged in their driveway.
Do you think a family with no people in the area will be able to find a trustworthy date night babysitter?
I would say 100%! So far 3 of my kids have been babysitting for neighbors/friends/etc.
Based on 6% interest rate with 5% down:
If I buy a home for $285000, am I only paying $15900 extra for the house after 30 years....
A total of $302010
Or is it practically paying double for the house ($751230) after 30 years...
Thank You
More like double! A 30 year loan adds a lot of interest over time! You can really shorten your loan time and interest if you can make an extra payment each year. Some people choose to do this by paying every 4 weeks, and not every month, but there are lots of ways to go about it.
@HomesoftheUpstate
Thank You for your response.
Please mind, I am new to all of this.
What would be the benefit of getting into a mortgage then?
Besides gaining equity, even though the banks make way more off of you, then you gaining that equity?
Would it not be better to rent, and save that extra money for 30 years instead?
for algorithm
:D
We are full
We’re full.
Didn't I see you in a park the other night?
I don't know, could be!
It feels like there not a lot of community or activities for 18-23 year olds.
I think there is if you want it. Lots of activities through churchs, or downtown scene. Join some people that do things you like to do and you can go hiking, golfing, pickleball is crazy popular, or mroe.
Why not be more specific? Most 18-23-year-olds I know don't need anything but their iPhone and a couch to sit on so they can spend all day texting their friends and speaking nonsense bs with emojis. So if you have an iPhone and a couch, you should be all set anywhere in Greenville, or anyplace else.
@@user-st7jz3dn2y U just ranting or similar age frustrated with it or a parent or what?
@@user-st7jz3dn2y This comment was too funny, lol.
Its called college or a trade school.
Too busy too much traffic
Where do you hit bad traffic?
@@HomesoftheUpstate really?
@@HomesoftheUpstate really???? Hmmm let me see.... 183 out of down town all the way to down town pickens as a starter. ALL of White Horse Road into TR. State Highway 253 from Cherrydale all the way to its end as it crosses White Horse Road. Woodruff Road...all of it. North and South Pleasantburg Drive...all of it. Where isnt the traffic bad should be the real question. And lets get real. These roads in and of themselves are not the issue. Its the population over growth. To damn many people coming into the area. And here you are on here pushing for more.
Everyone should move to South Carolina it's great for everyone, don't think just go.
As a native of Greenville for 35 years, I finally left when I came out. That was 11 years ago, but the Berea / Travelers Rest / Easley area was far from accepting and quick to be religiously judgmental,
Once the last of my family there passed, I sold their house and wound up in MA. Far more accepting. Far less judgmental.
good riddance
Maybe the rainbow top and rainbow mask is a bit much.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Maybe I was able to be myself after moving away because Greenville doesn't care for those who aren't white, hetero, cis, religious as your reply shows....
Tell me....are the POC of the area still looked down on? The Latinos on the west side of Greenville? The POC of Washington St or those along Anderson Rd?
Up north, out west, people don't care of you're lgbtq like the conservative religious south does. And I'm a native of Greenville who saw Haywood Mall built, the decline of Greenville Mall and McAllister Square, the remodel of Main St, and the development of Woodruff Td....I am familiar with my homerown's generational history....
@jennifermason6649 sounds like you've got "Mind Reader Syndrome"..... If I'm guessing, a city like Greenville is a family type area. It's not exactly the Castro District or Provincetown. Regardless, I don't think southerners spend a lot of time wondering who a gay person is sleeping with in 2024.
@@GUITARTIME2024 Funny...you have issue with what I wear. My hair. You dodge the fact that Greenville isn't welcoming to everyone and stand in defense with the focused demographic you prefer.
You prove my point.
If you aren't that very typical demo graphic of Greenville, it may not be for you. Many who are lgbtq have moved away, many POC don't feel welcomed there and many Latinos have had concerns as well....
Greenville kept the same mentality for many a decade and in comparison to other similar cities, its far less diverse as a result.
If you have lgbtq kids, it might not be for you.
As beautiful as the city is, there is a dark undercurrent to it and it's history. Have we forgotten the Confederate Museum thsr used to be on Attorney Row? Bob Jones University wanting to make rules for the city? The Southern Baptist Convention putting pressure on civic matters? The erasure of coverage for lgbtq issues that WSPA, WLOS and other would cover thsr WYFF would not?
Look....my family is generational there. I was born in Memorial Hospital. I know the city and the surrounding areas of the Upstate. I know it well....
Greenville still could do better.
Sounds like a retirement area so boring is what they want.
No don’t move here. We are a republican state. We don’t need any dems here thanks. Already too crowded. Traffic is horrific bc of people telling others to move here!
I go to Greenville 3-5 times a year to visit my friend, traffic is not horrific at all hahaha.
I graduated from Clemson and lived in Anderson, SC for a few years. I sooooo regret leaving and hoping that if I return with my Christian Conservative views I would be welcome.
@@ginamaroney2318regret leaving Greenville or regret leaving where? Where would you move to and live ? Thanks for your time.
In all of the pictures and videos I don’t see black people much if any at all smh
That's because the majority is white
The black neighborhoods have been gentrified to make space for the newcomers, of course.
Frankly, there are neighborhoods filled to the brim with struggling blacks and whites intertwined all throughout Greenville. The realtors and the City of Greenville will never post a video showing the world how many depressed neighborhoods there are all over Greenville, and often directly adjacent to much more expensive neighborhoods. In reality, Greenville is an absolute mecca for those who really enjoy parking their junker vehicles and their guard dog on their front lawn within 1500 feet of a home valued at $1,000,000. For those of you who would really like to piss off the well-to-do, Greenville is YOUR town. But don't take my word for it. Check out the crime maps, and then check out the streets using the Streetview functionality of GoogleMaps. You will see tons of depressed black and Latino neighborhoods all over Greenville. So again, if you are financially struggling and pissed off, and would really like the opportunity to piss off the 1%ers, you will easily find a trashy neighborhood to do just that in Greenville, SC.
Black folk have been pushed out of their communities which were traditionally near downtown so the northerner transplants (and illegals brought here for the cheap labor...yeah I said it. someone has to...) could have the land to build their little parks and ball fields. I know. Ive lived here all 50 years of my life. I watched that process happen on the west end of Greenville. Now poorer whites and blacks have had the squeeze put on them to bring in all these people. Odd how this little "country community" flipped so hard on its own for that dollar.
Many of the blacks still living in Greenville live in shanty town neighborhoods adjacent to the fancy master's homes in the fancy neighborhoods. So the slave-master bullshit is still alive and well in Greenville.
GO AWAY. We're Full.
Ouch!
Please stop trying to convince people to move here. It's overpopulated.
Every realtor and the City of Greenville will convince people to move to Greenville past the point capacity since there is money to be gained. The realtors in Greenville do not care if the quality of life of the residents is going down with overpopulation, as long as they can keep promoting the virtues of Greenville and can continue to sell homes. Money is all that matters. And once Greenville is ruined and trashed with overpopulation, congestion, etc., the realtors will simply move on to the next "up and coming city" and repeat the process until they retire.
Yankees don’t come here please
The only way the Yankees won't move to Greenville is if a coalition of residents posts their own TH-cam videos that reveal the truth about Greenville. For example, post videos that show the traffic jams on the highways and main arteries, that show the overcrowded parking lots, that show the litter and decay, and show all the really crappy neighborhoods and streets all throughout the core of Greenville. And of course, including a healthy dose of videos that depict crime taking place in Greenville and the endless convictions of criminals in Greenville will also debunk the safety argument for Greenville. Unless the Yankees see the truth, the line of new comers to Greenville will not slow down. It is up to the residents to do this. The realtors and developers won't do this, and the city government won't do this.
What is the definition of Yankee? What is the origin root of the word? I know Greenville for 40 yrs. Used to live in Charlotte. Yankee is an dated joke term. Git ova it. Why are are so hung up on the Civi. War? Still guilty. Still segregated. Join the world. Greenville and the south is a fantastic place if you stop segregating life, stop pushing good ol' boy politics and heavy Christian attitudes without accepting all beliefs. All people matter. All women matter. We all must rise up and respect. Peace.
Nothing interesting about that city ! Just a banal little city that became famous by word of mouth from desperate expats fleeing high crimes and inflation in big cities. Have spent 2 years there and found out that it lacks character, diversity, Good innovative food joints & still has not peeled off its southern character. Still shows signs of negligence from years back (roadways, infrastructures, etc). Newly built housings are clumsy and like fast food just to accommodate the high influx of domestic migration. It seems like a poor state. Has a lot of toxic out of character southern baby boomer generation. Fake nice attitude with some xenophobia and low social skills. Greenville feels like it is thriving because of the tax base collected from mass migration, but Still got a long way before it gets popped out of its southern shell & be modernised. I visited it before in 2007 and thought that I would never consider SC as a state to live in not even for a month ! Have had many unpleasant encounters with businesses here. Because the state is poor businesses seem like desperately wanna try to rob you and see you as chance to make some buck with some in your face dishonesty. Moved to Columbus, OH just a year ago, which is much classier with an abundance of quality amenities, well dressed demographics, more diverse & got a genuine American grit .if you want to live in the south Consider NC between Greensboro & Raleigh area (well built, cleaner & modern) or GA (north east Atlanta suburbs or Savannah) 👍 An advice from a Pal who’s been to 22 countries 😎 I am writing this from my hotel room in Zurich. Travelled to Budapest, took the DB train to Munich, rented a BMW Z4 M40 roadster (never drove a BMW so I wanted an ironic experience by driving 1 from its home town factory), drove to Liechtenstein then Zurich and in 3 days heading to Lausanne & Geneva 😎 thanks for reading my bragging
I lived in Europe 7 years, non- military. Thats bragging. (Southern man)