I’ve been diligently working and saving and contributing towards financial freedom and early retirement, but the economy so far since the pandemic has eaten away most of my portfolio, what I want to know is this: Do I keep contributing to my portfolio in these unstable markets or do I look into alternative sectors.
I think stocks will plummet further before actually experiencing steady growth and there are still quite a few stocks that makes for a good buy this season, you just have to do your research, but to be on the safer side and not second guess your market decisions, I’d suggest you reach out to a proper investment manager for guidance, they’re better equipped at understanding market patterns/movements and adjusting portfolio to match up with these market trends.
People in the Northeast Megalopolis rave about how cheap the South is but honestly, the South by and large is a lot more expensive than the Midwest. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, hell even Chicago isn't too pricey compared to places like Dallas, Atlanta, Charleston, Austin, Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, RDU, etc.
@@sergio8872 I’ve lived here for 15 years. I live in the Charleston, Hannahan, Mount Pleasant, area and this is the best pics you’ll get. He made it sound like it’s amazing to live here and it really isn’t. Charleston is a straight College Town that’s overpriced to hell with traffic everywhere.
@@tyharris878 yeah I can’t speak for Charleston. Love Charleston but I only visit that area so I know it wouldn’t compare to living there but I was referring to Clemson. He stood in one area and just took 3 pictures without moving lol
We lived in Pendleton, a tiny town sitting close to Clemson. Loved it...after extensive search on east coast, bought a large, historic home empty for 25 years. Moved into one room and bath , with three light bulbs and a resident ghost. Restored the building and opened Liberty Inn and Dining. Locals were friendly and supportive folks!!! Hope to visit sometime soon!
It has had many problems mainly because no local law enforcement and it takes sherrifs out of Anderson a bit to get there. plus no affordable housing. My Mother grew up there and my Grandparents had a general store on the square. We went to the Baptist church there.
Dude...this place is becoming a crap hole. Too many non-natives with no respect. Too much clear cutting. Nature is losing the battle. Nature will win the war.
Yeah but it's nothing like Atlanta. We go to Charlestown all the time from Columbia. It used to be amazing till they renovated the slave market and dredged out the bay at Rainbow row to bring in cruise ships. They did ruin downtown. Those people do nothing but take up space. They aren't shopping they are walking. Meals are all included on those ships. So there is no real uptick in the restaurants it's just crowded with people. We go out to the Isle of Palms. Coconut Joes rooftop bar 🍻 anybody
@@wanderdworld Atlanta is a mess. If I have to go thru Atlanta I try and go before rush hour Had a woman throw a water bottle at the truck I was driving. I had to get over also. They didn't pave the highway just for her.
Why do people only care about the seriously over populated places? We have really nice small towns with extremely low real estate and close to everything.
For any rich folks watching this please don’t move here this massive influx of people moving here is causing tremendous traffic and now they are forced to update the infrastructure causing more delays and traffic
You missed Greenville, SC but it has a slightly larger population than those you mentioned. We live in Simpsonville, SC and between Mauldin and Five Forks. I don’t understand the Five Forks hype honestly. To me it’s over built and not a pretty area.
Columbia Native here. I like Columbia for it's low cost of living (compared to Greenville, Charleston, or Charlotte. I loved there too). The only thing that bothers me about Columbia everything is slow meaning slow to change or adapt to get new things (entertainment, different stores, etc) and ideas. You can tell McMasters does not want to change anything. Very old way of thinking and it can get boring. Yuk if you are young and want something exciting I would not recommend Columbia. If you are coasting like in your retirement years, I would recommend. I love Charleston BTW!
@@titanjake8640 well do they approve of mixed couples there my friend is white he lives in Columbia SC and I'm black and I'm thinking about coming there with him
@@joannnewsome316 hey! That is nothing to worry about. Approve lol can we be approved to breathe oxygen? Who cares what folks think. In Columbia forest acres, 5pts, Shannon, etc is very city feeling and you may enjoy it. Melting pot feeling.
I live in Lyman SC now but lived 5 mins away from Five Forks in Simpsonville. I love the Upstate so much I drive an hr and a half to work in Columbia and back everyday. Just a great area for a family. Not to mention were 2 hrs from Atlanta, 1 hr from Charlotte NC, 45 mins from Asheville NC and 2 and a half hrs from Pigeon Forge TN.
We call the people that move to SC from the north, half-backs. They move to Florida, hate the heat and lack of seasons, and then move halfway back up north. Thus... half-backs.
Summerville is turning into a horrible version of everything wrong with the northeast. Cookie cutter hell. And Nexton can go straight to the 9th circle of hell for what they did to those pristine forests. That level of clear cutting is straight up land abuse. And what they are doing all over Dorchester county should be criminal. It is and will be an even worse heat island. Just wait.
I will agree that it is getting/will get to crowded to have any fun in Nexton but that pristine forests was just a tree farm for years that they just stop harvesting it
I think Summerville has some good sites and stores by Knightsville, Lincolnville, and downtown. Just by the Newton area by Lowe’s gets a little crowded but it’s still a nice place to live. I would rate it a 8/10 just because of the Nexton area being crowded and stinky.
From New York, vote straight Republican. I refuse to give even an inch of power to Democrats- even if they are moderate. They are nothing but a façade to bring in Socialism no matter how they guise it. Plus, love the businesses moving into the state that I can see that is changing the landscape to some of the most torn places in SC.
Liberals are like locusts....they vote for anti-freedom and high tax policies, which leads to more crime, more homeless, more taxes, etc... The worst part is they have no self awareness to see that it is their beliefs and habits that helped destroy where they're from, so they just move when it gets bad enough and then repeat the process in a new area.
I think aiken sc is really nice, its rated the best small town in the south by southern comfort magazine. its 20-30 min from augusta and theres a huge forest in the middle of downtown for hiking and horseback riding. might be on the higher side when it comes to housing prices but its a great place with amazing vibes. Plus theres always live music somewhere.
@@Atricks861 it is not. I literally live in Aiken and crime isn't bad. Aiken is the best town SC has to offer. Sure it has its ups and downs but overall great place.
I came to the comments to say this myself. It's also not only Richland County. It's also Lexington County. He showed places on the north side of the lake and not the south side, so I am ignoring Saluda County. Pretty sure he meant Chapin/Ballentine/Irmo/White Rock/etc and not "Lake Murray of Richland"
I spent 22 years in the Navy and have lived in Many places in the US and I have retired in #5 Fort Mill and I really love it here, it's a nice area with a small town feel, Very good city gov't and public works, close to shopping areas and malls and Carowinds amusement park "when not in COVID shutdown". Housing costs and such are reasonable. And the big factor for me......NO SNOW!!!
I live in Clover SC. Tega Cay isn't far from here. It borders with Ft Mill which I also used to live in Traffic is getting HORRIBLE in Tega Cay and the houses are expensive. It is a nice area but it is getting damn crowded. I moved from Ft Mill to Clover because the same house in Ft Mill was $50k higher in Ft Mill. I am talking about building the exact same house with the exact same builder. The biggest draw I have been told is the SCHOOLS. I don't have any kids myself but I have been told the schools here are some of the best in the state. They have been building houses around me like crazy. If they keep this up they will make Clover as crowded as Ft Mill.
I lived in Clover and for nearly 9 years from 2011 to 2020. Went to elementary, middle and most of high school their and the town holds a special place in my heart. I live in Jax, Florida now but miss that slower simpler pace of life when I was a kid growing up. And yes the schools are phenomenal the middle school going west on 55 towards kings mountain is brand new and the high school has any class you could ever think of. You should shoot on down to Victoria's on main street next to the traffic light and talk to some of the old timers who have lived their there whole lives.
I have been in Fort Mill for 17 years, the growth is staggering. We have friends that are real estate agents, and for them it is easy money, homes rarely last a day and they are overbid. One thing about Tega Cay, pretty much one way in and one way out, traffic is brutal, and Lake Wylie is, well, nasty. If you really want nice lakes to visit in SC, try Lake Jocassee, or Keowee. As mentioned in another comment, Travelers Rest is a gem.
We have an RV trip planned stopping in Fort Mill. Looking forward to it, I haven't been there in such a long time. Want to revisit Charlotte and Rock Hill as well.
Lakes Keowee and Jocassee could go up against any lake in the country in my opinion! Of course I live near them both. Also not many lakes can boast having waterfalls spilling into it.
@@peterhildebrandt2827 I live in TR and I moved from Taylors. I’ve Been in Greenville all my life and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else, although Brisbane Australia was nice! 😁
I agree. MUSC kind of brought all the transplants from up north in the early 2000s and their parents are buying up all the property north of Calhoun st for them to live in and rent out. Rent tripled in the course of a decade.
Definitely #1 should realistically be Greenville, no question about it. Greer, Travelers Rest, Simpsonville, and basically everything surrounding is growing and are all nice areas to live. I work in Greer and I have many customers that are moving here from the North. The beach is 3 and a half hours drive away, mountains are less than a hour, big lakes are less than an hour, Charlotte and Atlanta are about 2 hours away. We have a really nice baseball stadium in the west end and our downtown is second to none. Great colleges like Furman, wofford, Greenville tech, and Clemson are all close. There's good food like middle eastern, Thai, Indian, pizza, sushi, and of course southern.
Moving to Greenville next month!! Im soo excited. Need something smaller than Chicago, but all the big city fun. I love downtown, have stayed there twice!
@reality is trippie its so funny that I see moving to Greenville as getting away from the big city, and you think Greenville is big city😆 its all about perspective
Aiken and North Augusta any day over any of the ones on that list and those home prices were not correct. They were much higher than realestate actually is here... Born and Raised.
Coming to Aiken the first of August with my family to do some work on a bunch of rental properties my buddy bought. Looks to be a lot of crime in Aiken? Can you guys fill me in what it's like there?
@@riseabovebelow3148 Lots of crime? I wouldn’t say it’s that bad. Just in a few neighborhoods and every now and again, but I have never felt unsafe. It’s a nice town.
@@faebytez I grew up there and it was so peaceful and there was never traffic! But in the past couple years it’s blown up. I just recently moved out of SC because of how crazy it was getting 😂
The funny thing about Mauldin is that it's so close to Greenville that there's a Mauldin Road that you can get on in Greenville and be in Mauldin proper within 10 minutes. Mauldin is its own city, but because it's so close to Greenville native residents just treat it like it's Greenville to the chagrin of Mauldin residents, LOL. 😂
Delete this video now. Please don't come to South Carolina. It is getting busier and busier and more crowded as it is. My sleepy farm town is turning into Atlanta. Please don't come here. I'm tired.
Northerns moving to FL then to SC or NC is totally a thing. They're affectionately known as Halfbacks. The Charlotte metro is awash with them as well as retirees moving directly to Carolinas. So much so there are two Del Webb Sun City communities within unincorporated Fort Mill Twp, one of them is 2.36sqmi over twice the size of the towns I grewup in up in NJ. Lived in Fort Mill, SC from 2007-2020, it's a beautiful, friendly, & largely safe community with most major crime issues being related to spillover from Charlotte. We'd still be living there if a job opportunity hadn't presented itself to allow us to move to the beach. Now we're enjoying the beautiful South Carolina coastal life.
Wish these northern go back home! We don't like their political view in our state! They screw up their state! But don't want to fix the problems they created! So if you are a Liberal Northern go home!
Pretty much the same thing for my family, we just moved to Pawleys from the Furman area of Greenville, That little spot between Berea and Travelers Rest. Beach life is so much nicer once you find a quiet section away from MB proper.
I'm a coast type of guy. So anything on or very close and easy to get to the coast. I'm for that city. I'm actually surprise Beaufort wasn't on this list. It's the best looking and friendly city there is. I was actually living in Port Royal. But spend half and half my time at Beaufort, SC. Plus it's affordable to live here, by shopping around of course.
The Official "Bird" of all Coastal Areas near Charleston is The Palmetto Bug. We lived there for a Year, but Those Birds, the Paper Factories and the Smell of the Swamps were just TOO MUCH.
Wow, Hanahan is #2? I lived in Goose Creek, the connecting town, and we thought of Hanahan as a place to avoid. When I found a great looking house in a decent looking area, my realtor said, nope it’s on the outskirts of Hanahan. So we opted to live on a property out at Lake Moultrie, in the country. Cheaper, but further from everything.
@@Mike-yj5yw most people who live in Hanahan don't go to Goose Creek HS they go to Hanahan HS. There is a small section on the border of people who might attend Goose Creek HS because they are on the border of Hanahan and Goose Creek.
I live in Sc won’t say where but traffic is getting terrible anymore with all the growth here that’s why I left Georgia don’t ruin a good thing for us stay where you are it’s not as bad as you think 👍😏
Technically Lake Murray of Richland is not a town or city. That location is census data point that realtors use for housing along the lake shorefront through multiple towns.
@@daughteroftherepublic7166 We just got back from an RV trip to James Island which is 100 miles exactly from our home in Myrtle Beach. Amazing place, surprisingly close to downtown Charleston. Lots of historic charm all around.
I was born and raised here in Greenville it's a great place for family and for starting a business we have fall for Greenville every year great showcase for businesses some okay schools but I wouldn't recommend a long term stay it's becoming congested and a little pricey in my opinion
@@cookingwithsoul1498 I've lived there but would never go back. Greenville is an "average" American city in every way it seems. It's what you make of it, I guess.
Mount Plastic? Or Little Ohio? Take your pic. Most people I see in the Marion are from DI Mt P are annoying bicyclists or a-hats in big ole trucks. Not enough respect for nature in this area. People probably know only grade level of animals and plants native to here.
I live in mauldin sc and houses are being built like crazy right now. New subdivision popping up everywhere. Best part about mauldin is you're right next door to Greenville and Simpsonville.
I've lived downtown in Greenville, Greer, Mauldin and Simpsonville. As houses and apartments went up and traffic got worse and worse I said screw it and moved West of Jocassee near sr130. Life out here crime rate, high school graduation rate and neighbors income are the least of my problems... Its finding those dang .223's and .224's
Lived in SC my entire life and it’s growing pretty fast particularly a lot of the more rural areas Elgin, Blythewood, Chapin. The cost of living is pretty low so I see a lot of people who move here to retire. As far as crime yes some areas are better others but it’s everywhere most of the time kids in the neighborhood. Taxes are pretty high in some areas. Some of the areas on this list are good places but they are becoming very congested with the new neighborhoods popping up on every corner. So do your research ask locals before you decide coming here. Also if your looking for entertainment some of the areas don’t have much so if you like the mid paced lifestyle it’s right for you.
Please listen. I have to warn you about moving to Lexington SC. Drugs and crime are getting seriously bad here. Especially crimes against woman, there’s group stalking, trafficking and other crimes that go unreported ALL the time here that the police allow to happen. Look up dirty cops in Orangeburg SC. Lexington is no different.
My wife grew up in Mount Pleasant. You are right about the prices. However, it is, according to her, entirely too congested now. I have to agree (we live in the Summerville area now: pretty decent with regard to crime, education, etc., and much better with regard to housing price. Decent houses start at 200K).
Fort mill is awesome! But getting super crowded, this small town wasn't designed for its population. But alas they keep building more subdivisions and are currently building a huge medical center right down the road from me.
The Navy Command in Hanahan is now known as Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC-A). Space and Naval Warfare Systems Engineering Center was the old name.
Lived in SC all my life. I grew up in a beautiful small town in the upstate mountains (and live there again now) and also lived in the Chaleston area from 2008-2012. Anything on the coast is a good vacation spot, but far too crowded, expensive, and humid. There is nothing pleasant in the middle part of the state. The only good thing is that you're only 2 hours from either the mountains or the beach. In my opinion, the upstate of SC is far more beautiful and affordable and the people are generally nicer because there are fewer rude "transplants" from other parts of the country. Not all people who move here are rude, but there is a high concentration of that especially in Charleston. They want the beauty of the area, but try to force unwanted change in society and politics to make it more like where they came from.
I can't believe mauldin is number one oh my Spartanburg, mauldin, and Anderson are the main counties I see on the news for crime I'm from Greenville born and raised please don't move here we're packed to our necks the traffic is bad and northerners don't know how to drive here I'm begging don't do it we love you as tourists tho 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I live in Mauldin and I'm going to have to disagree lol. The best thing about Mauldin is it's convenient to Simpsonville/Fountain Inn and Greenville. That's it. The best thing about Mauldin is how easy it is to leave Mauldin hahaha
Agreed, I lived five forks and mauldin but loved to visit Simpsonville. Mauldin is known for higher crime and gang activity. Simpsonville and fountain inn would be my picks over mauldin...😳
I was born in Charleston. I grew up in Charleston and Mt. Pleasant. Recently I moved from Summerville to Alabama. We got hurricanes or floods every single year for six or seven years in Charleston. Real Estate prices are outrageous. Traffic is awful. People who are moving to Charleston will only like it if they are coming from Buffalo, NYC, or Washington D.C. I despise my hometown and the entire area. I could tell you where heaven is in northeast Alabama, but I don't want more people here! You get an amazing house here for fixer upper in Goose Creek.
@@richdavis4007 My Sister recently moved to Huntsville Alabama, she says prices are way up but I guess that's everywhere. Personally I think prices will be lower in 6 months than they are now
@@MX-CO Since we bought our house three years ago, I'm not sure how the market is now. Huntsville will be higher that Gadsden anyway. We are very, very pleased with our move and the liveability of northeast Alabama. Beautiful drives in every direction and very few traffic jams. Ho ho. Rich
6:47 I had to chuckle. Currently living in Idaho, moved here 6 years ago from SC. It’s gotten so bad I’m thinking about relocating back to SC for peace & quiet!
PDX used to be a great city until Antifa, Weenie Wheeler and Dopey Brown trashed it. I lived in Seattle 5 years, and one in Lake Oswego, right on the Willamette. I enjoyed it then, but likely NOT now. You will like the sun and milder weather, other than the heart of summer, where the Rose City was more pleasant than Southern heat & humidity.
Nice list. My family and I have lived in Columbia, SC since 2009 but moved to Newberry about a year ago. It’s another one of those small towns that is growing a lot and it’s a much nicer place to live than the capitol.
Gross!!! Mauldin is trash. The police will harrass you for walking, driving, breathing. Greer is definitely where it's at. Bought my house for 72k 6 years ago and my 2021 appraisal came back at 236k. It doesn't hurt that I live in the booming downtown area of Greer.
Those pics are pretty bad. Don’t mind a mix of “on the ground” pics vs “published” but the bulk of those are pretty rough. Love your channel and videos. Just giving you some feedback
I’m considering moving from Pennsylvania to somewhere warm. I’ve been thinking about moving to northern Florida because I have a family friend that lives there. I was also considering North Carolina or South Carolina so this video was very helpful! If anyone has any suggestions for me I’d appreciate it! Thank you!
I mean, Arizona is definitely warmer than Penn, but I'd say no to that James. Real estate is crazy in every city in AZ right now. NC - not much warmer than Pa. From Columbia SC to like Jacksonville FL it's really hard to tell a difference between them weather wise. Obviously the further south the milder the winters, but Jacksonville isn't like South Florida. It still has coldish winters. Can't speak for western Florida other than stopping at Pensacola area when I come back that way. Super mild winters, seems to be a target for hurricanes lately. lol
I am from New York City, and I want out of this den of psychotics!! What about apartment rentals in S.C, and accessibilities? Don't laugh! I'm serious!
If people are wondering why everything looks so nice and building so new is because every year the entire state gets wiped out by a little thing called extreme weather 200 mile an hour winds plus.H3🤪
I'm enjoying this series. But, whoa... We are obviously in or near the peak of the worst real estate bubble since the mortgage collapse. The price ranges you site for these places are beyond belief. No wonder people are moving to Texas.
I love Hilton Head island and Edisto Island! Both are beautiful. I like Edisto because it's not commercialized like a lot of places, they have kept it local and it's just a very interesting place with lots of history and beauty.
I think the only two major downsides of South Carolina besides the fact that it has some heat and hurricanes are high crime and poverty in a lot of areas. Other than that South Carolina is a pretty good state with a low cost of living, great people, a good economy, nice scenery, great beaches and things to do.
Greenville SC is very strange because just 15 or so years ago it was quite the dump with a Portland Oregon level of homelessness. Then people started cleaning it up and moving here. Bad thing is they didn't really do much to help the homeless here so it was really nice looking with these hidden population of naredowells. I think they have "cleaned" up the streets some in the last few years but it really xhanged the atmosphere after 9pm from bright vibrant fun city to "I'm about to get mugged"
@@Armoless The only people that can help the homeless are themselves. They don't want to get a job or a place to live and spend their money on necessities. They make a decent tax free living from begging and spend it all on booze and drug
@@PaperMakersAdeludedbroad No. Much of the homeless population is that way because of mental illness or abuse, self inflicted of escape from another bad life. We can help the homeless in many ways. It is just sad so many choose it and our "leaders" choose to aid that lifestyle rather that truly help them out of it.
@@Armoless They can only help themselves. You're only making excuses and trying to justify them not wanting to do anything proper with their lives besides sleep under a bridge, beg normal folk, steal, drugs and drink. There are plenty of options out there (especially where I'm from) that these people can get help, shelter, food, and still these worthless humans still choose not working and begging, over taking the appropriate steps to correct their lives. You're enabling it and trying to put the strain on the government and normal people. Acting like the homeless have absolutely no responsibility for themselves. Pathetic and you're part of the problem.
North Augusta is an incredible town with very little traffic but has all the amenities within a short distance. We bought a nice home on the edge of the woods and with taxes and insurance our mortgage is $800 a month. No drought, no hurricanes, no forest fires, no earth quakes and mild winters. It was a great move and the folks are, for the most part, courteous and respectful.
"Their graduation rate is 99%--that's a good number" Ok, you are a tough audience! 99% is a great number in my book. In remembering previous video, I don't remember you ever saying 99%. LOL Lots of great places. The costs are proof of that! Wow, poverty rate 83% lower than national average! Was really amazed at how reasonable hoses were for #1. By next year it may not be that way. I wonder if a property mogul will buy up a bunch of land there before it goes way up. Then over the next 5 years make a killing.
As a local in the Charleston are, it's frustrating to see that I am unable to live where I was raised due to the ridiculous cost of living. People from up north buy out two or three properties at a time here.
Same for myrtle beach. I lived in myrtle all my life but the housing boom here and how quick its growing is pushing us locals out. We cant make a living and compete with the people moving from up north.
Grew up in Greenville. Lived there 39 years. couldn't pay me to live in Mauldin. Simpsonville is ok, Travelers Rest is ok if you like mountain country, but Mauldin sucks. might as well go a little further to greenwood and at least be by a nice lake.
My jaw dropped when you said five forks, because I never thought of it as a town, just a place to drive through to get to work. But you are right! In the past 5 years construction hasn’t stopped, growth for sure.
I’ve been diligently working and saving and contributing towards financial freedom and early retirement, but the economy so far since the pandemic has eaten away most of my portfolio, what I want to know is this: Do I keep contributing to my portfolio in these unstable markets or do I look into alternative sectors.
Just try diversifying your portfolio to other market sectors, that way your investment is balanced and you don’t get to make so much losses.
I think stocks will plummet further before actually experiencing steady growth and there are still quite a few stocks that makes for a good buy this season, you just have to do your research, but to be on the safer side and not second guess your market decisions, I’d suggest you reach out to a proper investment manager for guidance, they’re better equipped at understanding market patterns/movements and adjusting portfolio to match up with these market trends.
Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular manager?
Google Sonya Lee Mitchell and do your own research. She has portfolio management down to a science
I ran an online search on her name and came across her websiite; pretty well educated. thank you for sharing.
Real estate in the South has doubled and tripled since everybody from up North started moving down here
People in the Northeast Megalopolis rave about how cheap the South is but honestly, the South by and large is a lot more expensive than the Midwest. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, hell even Chicago isn't too pricey compared to places like Dallas, Atlanta, Charleston, Austin, Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, RDU, etc.
@@suprensa4393 exactly they brought their high prices with them
@@suprensa4393 When you factor in all taxes Chicago is far more expensive than all those places you listed.
@@suprensa4393 there’s a reason those cities are cheap... most of them are dumps
@@UserName-ts3sp I disagree but to each their own.
The footage you use for most of these places is less than inviting. Really depressing shots for the most part.
U should see the areas they didn’t show
Yeah he showed awful pictures.
@@sergio8872 I’ve lived here for 15 years. I live in the Charleston, Hannahan, Mount Pleasant, area and this is the best pics you’ll get. He made it sound like it’s amazing to live here and it really isn’t. Charleston is a straight College Town that’s overpriced to hell with traffic everywhere.
@@tyharris878 exactly
@@tyharris878 yeah I can’t speak for Charleston. Love Charleston but I only visit that area so I know it wouldn’t compare to living there but I was referring to Clemson. He stood in one area and just took 3 pictures without moving lol
We lived in Pendleton, a tiny town sitting close to Clemson. Loved it...after extensive search on east coast, bought a large, historic home empty for 25 years. Moved into one room and bath , with three light bulbs and a resident ghost. Restored the building and opened Liberty Inn and Dining. Locals were friendly and supportive folks!!! Hope to visit sometime soon!
Did you say resident ghost 😭
Does liberty inn have any customers
Pendleton on top
It has had many problems mainly because no local law enforcement and it takes sherrifs out of Anderson a bit to get there. plus no affordable housing. My Mother grew up there and my Grandparents had a general store on the square. We went to the Baptist church there.
@@peterhamlinhamlin8908 I'm sure it does considering that about 85,000 people show up for home football games in a town of 17, 000.
The traffic around charleston is a killer
Was there 2 weeks ago - RT17 in Mt Pleasant was brutal during lunch on a workday...
Dude...this place is becoming a crap hole.
Too many non-natives with no respect.
Too much clear cutting.
Nature is losing the battle.
Nature will win the war.
Yeah but it's nothing like Atlanta. We go to Charlestown all the time from Columbia. It used to be amazing till they renovated the slave market and dredged out the bay at Rainbow row to bring in cruise ships. They did ruin downtown. Those people do nothing but take up space. They aren't shopping they are walking. Meals are all included on those ships. So there is no real uptick in the restaurants it's just crowded with people. We go out to the Isle of Palms. Coconut Joes rooftop bar 🍻 anybody
@@wanderdworld Atlanta is a mess. If I have to go thru Atlanta I try and go before rush hour
Had a woman throw a water bottle at the truck I was driving. I had to get over also. They didn't pave the highway just for her.
7am, 12noon & 5pm are terrible
Thank you for skipping Greenville. We've exploded in growth enough.
He skipped the conservative areas and places limousine liberals would not like.
honestly greenville is pretty liberal, comparatively at least
North augusta should be on the list
@@sharleenehurst4250 That's a ridiculous statement.
Lol 😂 😂 😂
I work in Mount Pleasant. It is a pretty nice town, though you’ll have to get used to snobby people and heavy doses of traffic.
Sounds like Greenville, but at least you’re closer to the beach
COME TO LOUISIANA 😊👍
@@devintaylor8702 I drive a truck and I’ve been to 46 states. Louisiana is my favorite! Louisiana has the friendliest people and the best food.
our roads are NOT made for this many people... at all. It's ridiculous how long it takes to drive 15 miles in the morning and afternoon now.
Because we don’t like y’all coming here. Y’all ruined our town.
On most of James Island, you wouldn't know you're on an island unless, well, you know you are on an island.
my husband just finished building the Camp Rd Middle School and then a hotel on Folly. But you're right!
Move here if you want to sit in traffic on back country roads not designed to handle the congestion from cookie cutter neighborhoods with 500+ houses
Travelers Rest, SC. Check it out!
No.
No, no, no. Too close to Greenville! Greenville doesn't need more people piling in and pricing out native residents even more.
TR is awesome 👌
Why do people only care about the seriously over populated places? We have really nice small towns with extremely low real estate and close to everything.
For any rich folks watching this please don’t move here this massive influx of people moving here is causing tremendous traffic and now they are forced to update the infrastructure causing more delays and traffic
You missed Greenville, SC but it has a slightly larger population than those you mentioned. We live in Simpsonville, SC and between Mauldin and Five Forks. I don’t understand the Five Forks hype honestly. To me it’s over built and not a pretty area.
I'm moving there pretty soon to Greenville. Hope it's s nice town
Greenville is one of those places that is a lot larger than its population suggests.
Charleston,SC is my hometown and will always have a place in my heart. Columbia,SC isn’t bad either.
Columbia Native here. I like Columbia for it's low cost of living (compared to Greenville, Charleston, or Charlotte. I loved there too). The only thing that bothers me about Columbia everything is slow meaning slow to change or adapt to get new things (entertainment, different stores, etc) and ideas. You can tell McMasters does not want to change anything. Very old way of thinking and it can get boring. Yuk if you are young and want something exciting I would not recommend Columbia. If you are coasting like in your retirement years, I would recommend.
I love Charleston BTW!
@@titanjake8640 well do they approve of mixed couples there my friend is white he lives in Columbia SC and I'm black and I'm thinking about coming there with him
@@joannnewsome316 hey! That is nothing to worry about. Approve lol can we be approved to breathe oxygen? Who cares what folks think. In Columbia forest acres, 5pts, Shannon, etc is very city feeling and you may enjoy it. Melting pot feeling.
Columbia is a toilet bowl
I live in Lyman SC now but lived 5 mins away from Five Forks in Simpsonville. I love the Upstate so much I drive an hr and a half to work in Columbia and back everyday. Just a great area for a family. Not to mention were 2 hrs from Atlanta, 1 hr from Charlotte NC, 45 mins from Asheville NC and 2 and a half hrs from Pigeon Forge TN.
Aayyye Duncan in the house👌🏾💪🏾💯💙😇
I love Lyman!
We call the people that move to SC from the north, half-backs. They move to Florida, hate the heat and lack of seasons, and then move halfway back up north. Thus... half-backs.
You flat out stole that from another dude in the comments... embarrassing
I wish they were fullbacks!
Summerville is beautiful. Been here since 2003 from NJ. Love it.
I love Summerville! It’s getting even nicer with Nexton being built with all the new restaurants and gyms etc
Summerville is turning into a horrible version of everything wrong with the northeast.
Cookie cutter hell.
And Nexton can go straight to the 9th circle of hell for what they did to those pristine forests.
That level of clear cutting is straight up land abuse.
And what they are doing all over Dorchester county should be criminal.
It is and will be an even worse heat island. Just wait.
I will agree that it is getting/will get to crowded to have any fun in Nexton but that pristine forests was just a tree farm for years that they just stop harvesting it
I think Summerville has some good sites
and stores by Knightsville, Lincolnville, and downtown. Just by the Newton area by Lowe’s gets a little crowded but it’s still a nice place to live. I would rate it a 8/10 just because of the Nexton area being crowded and stinky.
If tega cay is so great they should stop using ft. Mill's schools
Lol 😂
Y'all are welcome to come,as long you vote Republican
From New York, vote straight Republican. I refuse to give even an inch of power to Democrats- even if they are moderate. They are nothing but a façade to bring in Socialism no matter how they guise it.
Plus, love the businesses moving into the state that I can see that is changing the landscape to some of the most torn places in SC.
Heck to the no!😳
@@BigDaddy-il6pb Go move North and practice what you preach. If you’re actually in the South- stay humble.
Who are you to tell me who to vote?
If you want to be humble then let me choose
Liberals are like locusts....they vote for anti-freedom and high tax policies, which leads to more crime, more homeless, more taxes, etc... The worst part is they have no self awareness to see that it is their beliefs and habits that helped destroy where they're from, so they just move when it gets bad enough and then repeat the process in a new area.
I live in Blythewood, just north of Columbia. It’s great here and housing costs are fairly priced.
Blythewood is nice
I lived in Blythewood just a few months ago. Now I’m back in TX and loving life more than ever.
I just moved to Spartanburg from Philly I absolutely love it
Welcome, born and raised here, enjoy your stay here
Go back! Just kidding (maybe)
Welcome to SC! I'm from Philadelphia as well. Been in Columbia for close to 5½ years now
Sparkle City. We turn on the news in Greenville and say, who got shot, stabbed, killed in Spartanburg today.
@@jasonhenerey3346 nothin like philly tho
You should have mentioned Simpsonville. We are sandwiched between five folks and Mauldin.
I think aiken sc is really nice, its rated the best small town in the south by southern comfort magazine. its 20-30 min from augusta and theres a huge forest in the middle of downtown for hiking and horseback riding. might be on the higher side when it comes to housing prices but its a great place with amazing vibes. Plus theres always live music somewhere.
Now ure talkin hidden Gem
Crime is horrible in Aiken.
I seriously thought about retiring in Aiken until I found the Savannah River Site.
@@Atricks861 it is not. I literally live in Aiken and crime isn't bad. Aiken is the best town SC has to offer. Sure it has its ups and downs but overall great place.
@@noone.1509 I left in 2012 but the last month I was there there were 3 police officers murdered downtown in one month.
Please people. Just stop moving here.
Richland on Lake Murray is not a town or a city it's an area, the pictures that you showed are in the towns of Chapin and Ballentine.
I came to the comments to say this myself. It's also not only Richland County. It's also Lexington County. He showed places on the north side of the lake and not the south side, so I am ignoring Saluda County. Pretty sure he meant Chapin/Ballentine/Irmo/White Rock/etc and not "Lake Murray of Richland"
Thanks for this Briggs. My husband and I are thinking of relocating to South Carolina after retirement, and this was informative and helpful.
I spent 22 years in the Navy and have lived in Many places in the US and I have retired in #5 Fort Mill and I really love it here, it's a nice area with a small town feel, Very good city gov't and public works, close to shopping areas and malls and Carowinds amusement park "when not in COVID shutdown". Housing costs and such are reasonable. And the big factor for me......NO SNOW!!!
I live in Clover SC. Tega Cay isn't far from here. It borders with Ft Mill which I also used to live in Traffic is getting HORRIBLE in Tega Cay and the houses are expensive. It is a nice area but it is getting damn crowded. I moved from Ft Mill to Clover because the same house in Ft Mill was $50k higher in Ft Mill. I am talking about building the exact same house with the exact same builder. The biggest draw I have been told is the SCHOOLS. I don't have any kids myself but I have been told the schools here are some of the best in the state. They have been building houses around me like crazy. If they keep this up they will make Clover as crowded as Ft Mill.
I live in Greenville, SC and building is going at a ferocious rate. And the saying goes, "They're taking the green out of Greenville."
I lived in Clover and for nearly 9 years from 2011 to 2020. Went to elementary, middle and most of high school their and the town holds a special place in my heart. I live in Jax, Florida now but miss that slower simpler pace of life when I was a kid growing up. And yes the schools are phenomenal the middle school going west on 55 towards kings mountain is brand new and the high school has any class you could ever think of. You should shoot on down to Victoria's on main street next to the traffic light and talk to some of the old timers who have lived their there whole lives.
Im 15 mins from clemson its nice but the cops will pull you over for sneezing
Cos we don’t put with bs here
@@stevec7770 lol you right except blocking a whole lane for chickfila
Add Myrtle Beach, Columbia, Clover, York, Greenville, Rock Hill if you can
Myrtle Beach is a very big crime area anymore.
I just love Charleston SC
I was there few years ago but could not visit Charleston
@@josephrobi6806 you should. It have so much character and it’s really nice
@@captainyank138 I was sick when I was there and the next day flying back to Canada 🇨🇦
Love living here now
Seneca sc is my favorite good place to raise a family good prices!
I have been in Fort Mill for 17 years, the growth is staggering. We have friends that are real estate agents, and for them it is easy money, homes rarely last a day and they are overbid. One thing about Tega Cay, pretty much one way in and one way out, traffic is brutal, and Lake Wylie is, well, nasty. If you really want nice lakes to visit in SC, try Lake Jocassee, or Keowee.
As mentioned in another comment, Travelers Rest is a gem.
We have an RV trip planned stopping in Fort Mill. Looking forward to it, I haven't been there in such a long time. Want to revisit Charlotte and Rock Hill as well.
Glad Travelers Rest and Taylors did not make the list :) Keep them a secret, at least for now!
Yep. Those two lakes in upstate.
Lakes Keowee and Jocassee could go up against any lake in the country in my opinion! Of course I live near them both. Also not many lakes can boast having waterfalls spilling into it.
@@peterhildebrandt2827 I live in TR and I moved from Taylors. I’ve Been in Greenville all my life and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else, although Brisbane Australia was nice! 😁
South Carolina is beautiful ❤️
Thanks
Charleston is overpriced and super crowded. I just moved from there and couldn’t be happier. Charleston was awesome back in the early 2000’s.
I will come over there one day
I agree. MUSC kind of brought all the transplants from up north in the early 2000s and their parents are buying up all the property north of Calhoun st for them to live in and rent out. Rent tripled in the course of a decade.
Man I love sc but I can't stay here.
Why?
Definitely #1 should realistically be Greenville, no question about it. Greer, Travelers Rest, Simpsonville, and basically everything surrounding is growing and are all nice areas to live. I work in Greer and I have many customers that are moving here from the North. The beach is 3 and a half hours drive away, mountains are less than a hour, big lakes are less than an hour, Charlotte and Atlanta are about 2 hours away. We have a really nice baseball stadium in the west end and our downtown is second to none. Great colleges like Furman, wofford, Greenville tech, and Clemson are all close. There's good food like middle eastern, Thai, Indian, pizza, sushi, and of course southern.
Moving to Greenville next month!! Im soo excited. Need something smaller than Chicago, but all the big city fun. I love downtown, have stayed there twice!
@reality is trippie its so funny that I see moving to Greenville as getting away from the big city, and you think Greenville is big city😆 its all about perspective
@reality is trippie Chicago I so much more than the news. Yeah, there are bad ares, but if you stay away from those, Chicago is a beautiful city.
SHHHHUUUUUUSH! We don't need to encourage anyone else to move to Greer. Travelers Rest, or Spartanburg. We are full. No Occupancy!
@reality is trippie what do you hate about greenville?
Just moved from Indiana to upstate South Carolina. I love it. Just hope to meet some new friends sometime.
Spartanburg here. Welcome.
To meet people, look at Meetup and find a group you are interested in.
Just go for a walk through downtown Greenville.
Aiken and North Augusta any day over any of the ones on that list and those home prices were not correct. They were much higher than realestate actually is here... Born and Raised.
I lived and grew up in Aiken County.
Yep. Definitely.
Coming to Aiken the first of August with my family to do some work on a bunch of rental properties my buddy bought. Looks to be a lot of crime in Aiken? Can you guys fill me in what it's like there?
@@riseabovebelow3148 Lots of crime? I wouldn’t say it’s that bad. Just in a few neighborhoods and every now and again, but I have never felt unsafe. It’s a nice town.
Please stay away we like how it is. Woke not welcome
Summerville used to be nice before everyone starting moving there 😂😂
North Charleston was also nice 40 years ago.
@@WheresMylo Lots of you move to Myrtle Beach after retiring.
trueeeeee!! I live in summerville and the traffic is horrible
@@faebytez I grew up there and it was so peaceful and there was never traffic! But in the past couple years it’s blown up. I just recently moved out of SC because of how crazy it was getting 😂
I love Summerville. I grew up there but im in college park now.
The funny thing about Mauldin is that it's so close to Greenville that there's a Mauldin Road that you can get on in Greenville and be in Mauldin proper within 10 minutes. Mauldin is its own city, but because it's so close to Greenville native residents just treat it like it's Greenville to the chagrin of Mauldin residents, LOL. 😂
Ikr lol
Maudlin is in Greenville County 😂
Lmao I'm new to Greenville. My gf thinks that way🤣
@@themilkman4448 smart lady 😂
TR is better, that area has mountains
Delete this video now. Please don't come to South Carolina. It is getting busier and busier and more crowded as it is. My sleepy farm town is turning into Atlanta. Please don't come here. I'm tired.
Northerns moving to FL then to SC or NC is totally a thing. They're affectionately known as Halfbacks. The Charlotte metro is awash with them as well as retirees moving directly to Carolinas. So much so there are two Del Webb Sun City communities within unincorporated Fort Mill Twp, one of them is 2.36sqmi over twice the size of the towns I grewup in up in NJ.
Lived in Fort Mill, SC from 2007-2020, it's a beautiful, friendly, & largely safe community with most major crime issues being related to spillover from Charlotte. We'd still be living there if a job opportunity hadn't presented itself to allow us to move to the beach. Now we're enjoying the beautiful South Carolina coastal life.
Wish these northern go back home! We don't like their political view in our state! They screw up their state! But don't want to fix the problems they created! So if you are a Liberal Northern go home!
Pretty much the same thing for my family, we just moved to Pawleys from the Furman area of Greenville, That little spot between Berea and Travelers Rest.
Beach life is so much nicer once you find a quiet section away from MB proper.
I'll admit as a person living in NYC lots of us have had enough so we'd obviously look for a place the opposite quiet and peaceful
Lexington should get an honorable mention at least, solid place to live with work opportunities constantly coming in with housing prices being decent.
And great schools.
I'm a coast type of guy. So anything on or very close and easy to get to the coast. I'm for that city. I'm actually surprise Beaufort wasn't on this list. It's the best looking and friendly city there is. I was actually living in Port Royal. But spend half and half my time at Beaufort, SC. Plus it's affordable to live here, by shopping around of course.
That what I was wondering to I live not to far from the main part of Beaufort and I love it here
I agree. My daughter lives in Port Royal and my granddaughter lives in Beaufort. I live in Little River. I really like all three places!
@@mikebutler3846 a friend recommended Murrell's inlet. Any thoughts
@@barbararazza4583 Murrell’s Inlet is nice. Cool waterfront And just south of Myrtle Beach.
@@mikebutler3846 thank you
Spartanburg SC, home for last 29 years, lived in NY, NJ.
Hands down Spartanburg wins,
The Official "Bird" of all Coastal Areas near Charleston is The Palmetto Bug. We lived there for a Year, but Those Birds, the Paper Factories and the Smell of the Swamps were just TOO MUCH.
Palmetto Bug and Mosquito. They are fighting for the state bird throne.
Wow, Hanahan is #2? I lived in Goose Creek, the connecting town, and we thought of Hanahan as a place to avoid. When I found a great looking house in a decent looking area, my realtor said, nope it’s on the outskirts of Hanahan. So we opted to live on a property out at Lake Moultrie, in the country. Cheaper, but further from everything.
No way in hell I would live in Hanahan. Goose Creek HS looks like a prison.
@@Mike-yj5yw most people who live in Hanahan don't go to Goose Creek HS they go to Hanahan HS. There is a small section on the border of people who might attend Goose Creek HS because they are on the border of Hanahan and Goose Creek.
I guess the main issue with Goose Creek is Red Bank Rd.
Hanahan!! No way!! Trust me though, after the halfbacks finish running out the natives, then maybe I would consider.
I live in Sc won’t say where but traffic is getting terrible anymore with all the growth here that’s why I left Georgia don’t ruin a good thing for us stay where you are it’s not as bad as you think 👍😏
Charleston
@@tl5108 close
Technically Lake Murray of Richland is not a town or city. That location is census data point that realtors use for housing along the lake shorefront through multiple towns.
I researched South Carolina years ago. I fell in love with it! My two picks are Charleston and Greenville.
2 very different cities. I have lived in both of them and prefer the eastern part of the state.
Both great cities. I was born in Greenville and grew up there but moved to Charleston and currently live on James Island.
@@daughteroftherepublic7166 We just got back from an RV trip to James Island which is 100 miles exactly from our home in Myrtle Beach. Amazing place, surprisingly close to downtown Charleston. Lots of historic charm all around.
I was born and raised here in Greenville it's a great place for family and for starting a business we have fall for Greenville every year great showcase for businesses some okay schools but I wouldn't recommend a long term stay it's becoming congested and a little pricey in my opinion
@@cookingwithsoul1498 I've lived there but would never go back. Greenville is an "average" American city in every way it seems. It's what you make of it, I guess.
Mt Pleasant is a nice place to live. I knew they would make the list.
No argument there. I also like Isle of Palms as a suburb of Charleston.
Mount Plastic? Or Little Ohio?
Take your pic.
Most people I see in the Marion are from DI Mt P are annoying bicyclists or a-hats in big ole trucks.
Not enough respect for nature in this area.
People probably know only grade level of animals and plants native to here.
I live in mauldin sc and houses are being built like crazy right now. New subdivision popping up everywhere. Best part about mauldin is you're right next door to Greenville and Simpsonville.
The traffic is unreal though 💀
I've lived downtown in Greenville, Greer, Mauldin and Simpsonville. As houses and apartments went up and traffic got worse and worse I said screw it and moved West of Jocassee near sr130. Life out here crime rate, high school graduation rate and neighbors income are the least of my problems... Its finding those dang .223's and .224's
Lived in SC my entire life and it’s growing pretty fast particularly a lot of the more rural areas Elgin, Blythewood, Chapin. The cost of living is pretty low so I see a lot of people who move here to retire. As far as crime yes some areas are better others but it’s everywhere most of the time kids in the neighborhood. Taxes are pretty high in some areas. Some of the areas on this list are good places but they are becoming very congested with the new neighborhoods popping up on every corner. So do your research ask locals before you decide coming here. Also if your looking for entertainment some of the areas don’t have much so if you like the mid paced lifestyle it’s right for you.
Right on time cus im moving to SC lmao
Maybe you'll run into Bill Murray.
Same here in less than 2 years. Before watching we are looking at Lexington or Surfside Beach.
Welcome to my state! Hope you like it as much as I do
Please listen. I have to warn you about moving to Lexington SC. Drugs and crime are getting seriously bad here. Especially crimes against woman, there’s group stalking, trafficking and other crimes that go unreported ALL the time here that the police allow to happen. Look up dirty cops in Orangeburg SC. Lexington is no different.
Me too! Boiling springs wbu
My wife grew up in Mount Pleasant. You are right about the prices. However, it is, according to her, entirely too congested now. I have to agree (we live in the Summerville area now: pretty decent with regard to crime, education, etc., and much better with regard to housing price. Decent houses start at 200K).
Summerville is really nice
I live in Summerville and love it! Although I do agree the traffic is getting unbearable. I'm retired so don't have to deal with it that much.
Goose creek is better
@@SlimBadAzzG Some people think so.
Prices in Summerville going up fast now.
I was born in Illinois, but after a stint in Georgia, I've lived in Midlands and now Upstate SC for 3 years. I love it here.
Upstate SC is God's Country
Me too
It’s boring up here
@@nickandben301 Where do you live?
I always liked the eastern part of the state better.
Greenville has best downtown in SC,it take about 3hrs just walk thru maybe more but the site, is beautiful
Grab some ice creams enjoy view and bring blanket and lay in 🌞 trust me you thank me later.
Lol Greenville over half the people in Greenville can't drive that's why I85 is always backed up
@@Reyno554 LMAO
@@Reyno554 the driving has gotten worse since the COVID shutdown.
Rock hill downtown is better
I'll tell you, Easley, SC is on the rise and we love it here!
Fort mill is awesome! But getting super crowded, this small town wasn't designed for its population. But alas they keep building more subdivisions and are currently building a huge medical center right down the road from me.
The Navy Command in Hanahan is now known as Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC-A). Space and Naval Warfare Systems Engineering Center was the old name.
I was about to type that. I retired from there.
Lived in SC all my life. I grew up in a beautiful small town in the upstate mountains (and live there again now) and also lived in the Chaleston area from 2008-2012. Anything on the coast is a good vacation spot, but far too crowded, expensive, and humid. There is nothing pleasant in the middle part of the state. The only good thing is that you're only 2 hours from either the mountains or the beach. In my opinion, the upstate of SC is far more beautiful and affordable and the people are generally nicer because there are fewer rude "transplants" from other parts of the country. Not all people who move here are rude, but there is a high concentration of that especially in Charleston. They want the beauty of the area, but try to force unwanted change in society and politics to make it more like where they came from.
I agree
💯
A change will do you good!!!
The locals born and raised here don't want your change and will push back. If you don't like it then this is not the place for you
I moved from PA to Easley sc a month ago loving the quiet life.
10. Clemson
9. James Island
8. Lake Murray
7. Tega Cay
6. Bluffton
5. Ft Mill
4. Mt. Pleasant 💞❤💞
3. Five Forks
2. Hannaha
1. Maudlin
I live outside Fort Mill,SC in Rock Hill.Its a great city,like 10 minutes from Charlotte,3 hours from Myrtle Beach&3 from Ashville&Maggie Valley
South Carolina is the better Carolina.
I can't believe mauldin is number one oh my Spartanburg, mauldin, and Anderson are the main counties I see on the news for crime I'm from Greenville born and raised please don't move here we're packed to our necks the traffic is bad and northerners don't know how to drive here I'm begging don't do it we love you as tourists tho 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I live in upstate SC and I see plenty of crime from Greenville reported on the newscasts that I watch.
@@orgrichard it's not as bad as those counties mentioned trust me I'd rather be here than anyone of those 😭😭😭
I live in Mauldin and I'm going to have to disagree lol. The best thing about Mauldin is it's convenient to Simpsonville/Fountain Inn and Greenville. That's it. The best thing about Mauldin is how easy it is to leave Mauldin hahaha
Agreed, I lived five forks and mauldin but loved to visit Simpsonville. Mauldin is known for higher crime and gang activity. Simpsonville and fountain inn would be my picks over mauldin...😳
I lived in South Carolina for a couple of years and loved it!
thinking about moving here from Saint Louis, MO!!
@@Yahsbelovedgem88 try rather Bluffton ,SC!
I was born in Charleston. I grew up in Charleston and Mt. Pleasant. Recently I moved from Summerville to Alabama. We got hurricanes or floods every single year for six or seven years in Charleston. Real Estate prices are outrageous. Traffic is awful. People who are moving to Charleston will only like it if they are coming from Buffalo, NYC, or Washington D.C. I despise my hometown and the entire area. I could tell you where heaven is in northeast Alabama, but I don't want more people here! You get an amazing house here for fixer upper in Goose Creek.
Huntsville?
@@MX-CO We live on Lookout Mountain, in Gadsden, Alabama. Real estate is probably not so cheap in Huntsville.
I grew up in Summerville South Carolina in Dorchester and Calumet Valley
@@richdavis4007 My Sister recently moved to Huntsville Alabama, she says prices are way up but I guess that's everywhere. Personally I think prices will be lower in 6 months than they are now
@@MX-CO Since we bought our house three years ago, I'm not sure how the market is now. Huntsville will be higher that Gadsden anyway. We are very, very pleased with our move and the liveability of northeast Alabama. Beautiful drives in every direction and very few traffic jams. Ho ho. Rich
Maaan I just wanna live in a more city-ish area like me I’m 12 years old so I can’t choose but I like cities
6:47 I had to chuckle. Currently living in Idaho, moved here 6 years ago from SC. It’s gotten so bad I’m thinking about relocating back to SC for peace & quiet!
@Elizabeth Zacharias the real estate bubble has gotten extremely out of control compared to the average Idaho salary
@@CarpeDiemColey good morning dear
moved from PDX to Greenville SC, love it
PDX used to be a great city until Antifa, Weenie Wheeler and Dopey Brown trashed it. I lived in Seattle 5 years, and one in Lake Oswego, right on the Willamette. I enjoyed it then, but likely NOT now. You will like the sun and milder weather, other than the heart of summer, where the Rose City was more pleasant than Southern heat & humidity.
Welcome
Hi
Me too! Love it here.
Nice list. My family and I have lived in Columbia, SC since 2009 but moved to Newberry about a year ago. It’s another one of those small towns that is growing a lot and it’s a much nicer place to live than the capitol.
Gross!!! Mauldin is trash. The police will harrass you for walking, driving, breathing. Greer is definitely where it's at. Bought my house for 72k 6 years ago and my 2021 appraisal came back at 236k. It doesn't hurt that I live in the booming downtown area of Greer.
Born and raised in Southern Illinois and now live in the Midlands. I love it here. The only thing is the other people driving
Haha true
Yeh good luck with them. I wish you luck against the horde as well.
Those pics are pretty bad. Don’t mind a mix of “on the ground” pics vs “published” but the bulk of those are pretty rough. Love your channel and videos. Just giving you some feedback
I’m considering moving from Pennsylvania to somewhere warm. I’ve been thinking about moving to northern Florida because I have a family friend that lives there. I was also considering North Carolina or South Carolina so this video was very helpful! If anyone has any suggestions for me I’d appreciate it! Thank you!
Why not Alabama?
Arizona
I mean, Arizona is definitely warmer than Penn, but I'd say no to that James. Real estate is crazy in every city in AZ right now.
NC - not much warmer than Pa.
From Columbia SC to like Jacksonville FL it's really hard to tell a difference between them weather wise. Obviously the further south the milder the winters, but Jacksonville isn't like South Florida. It still has coldish winters. Can't speak for western Florida other than stopping at Pensacola area when I come back that way. Super mild winters, seems to be a target for hurricanes lately. lol
@@user-sv3tx9gm6u no reason, I just never thought about Alabama. It’s probably beautiful there! 😊
@@jamesbraun9842 i’d love to move west but my fiancé doesn’t want to go that far away from where we’re at now 😢
I am from New York City, and I want out of this den of psychotics!! What about apartment rentals in S.C, and accessibilities? Don't laugh! I'm serious!
Greenville, SC is nice.
If people are wondering why everything looks so nice and building so new is because every year the entire state gets wiped out by a little thing called extreme weather 200 mile an hour winds plus.H3🤪
I'm from Connecticut originally. I've lived in Charleston, Mauldin and Anderson. Been in Anderson since '89 to this day. Love it here.
From Johns Island SC, and I wish ma’fukkas would quit moving there. And I’ll be damn if we ever get priced off our 50 acres
I'm enjoying this series. But, whoa... We are obviously in or near the peak of the worst real estate bubble since the mortgage collapse. The price ranges you site for these places are beyond belief. No wonder people are moving to Texas.
Lake had gators that's why we have pools lmao for our little ones.
I love Hilton Head island and Edisto Island! Both are beautiful. I like Edisto because it's not commercialized like a lot of places, they have kept it local and it's just a very interesting place with lots of history and beauty.
No city in America is or will ever be home for me. Country life. No other way.
I think the only two major downsides of South Carolina besides the fact that it has some heat and hurricanes are high crime and poverty in a lot of areas. Other than that South Carolina is a pretty good state with a low cost of living, great people, a good economy, nice scenery, great beaches and things to do.
Greenville SC is very strange because just 15 or so years ago it was quite the dump with a Portland Oregon level of homelessness. Then people started cleaning it up and moving here.
Bad thing is they didn't really do much to help the homeless here so it was really nice looking with these hidden population of naredowells.
I think they have "cleaned" up the streets some in the last few years but it really xhanged the atmosphere after 9pm from bright vibrant fun city to "I'm about to get mugged"
@@Armoless Are you talking about Greenville SOUTH Carolina? Sure doesn't sound like it.
@@Armoless The only people that can help the homeless are themselves. They don't want to get a job or a place to live and spend their money on necessities. They make a decent tax free living from begging and spend it all on booze and drug
@@PaperMakersAdeludedbroad No. Much of the homeless population is that way because of mental illness or abuse, self inflicted of escape from another bad life.
We can help the homeless in many ways. It is just sad so many choose it and our "leaders" choose to aid that lifestyle rather that truly help them out of it.
@@Armoless They can only help themselves. You're only making excuses and trying to justify them not wanting to do anything proper with their lives besides sleep under a bridge, beg normal folk, steal, drugs and drink.
There are plenty of options out there (especially where I'm from) that these people can get help, shelter, food, and still these worthless humans still choose not working and begging, over taking the appropriate steps to correct their lives.
You're enabling it and trying to put the strain on the government and normal people. Acting like the homeless have absolutely no responsibility for themselves. Pathetic and you're part of the problem.
Pickens is an awesome little town which is also close to Clemson
Please do video on small towns to retire, budget focus, for lots and possibly mfg/ modular homes zoned. Great information!
#3 Five Forks is a traffic nightmare, #1 Mauldin is a very boring town. Always has been.
Not gona mention one of the best parts of Clemson which is being right in lake Keowee
North Augusta is an incredible town with very little traffic but has all the amenities within a short distance. We bought a nice home on the edge of the woods and with taxes and insurance our mortgage is $800 a month. No drought, no hurricanes, no forest fires, no earth quakes and mild winters. It was a great move and the folks are, for the most part, courteous and respectful.
It's a decent city*
Don’t you mean Aiken?
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Great video and helpful, thanks! Such a beautiful state. Looking forward to exploring more!
"Their graduation rate is 99%--that's a good number" Ok, you are a tough audience! 99% is a great number in my book. In remembering previous video, I don't remember you ever saying 99%. LOL Lots of great places. The costs are proof of that! Wow, poverty rate 83% lower than national average! Was really amazed at how reasonable hoses were for #1. By next year it may not be that way. I wonder if a property mogul will buy up a bunch of land there before it goes way up. Then over the next 5 years make a killing.
That one kid.. 😁
As a local in the Charleston are, it's frustrating to see that I am unable to live where I was raised due to the ridiculous cost of living. People from up north buy out two or three properties at a time here.
Same for myrtle beach. I lived in myrtle all my life but the housing boom here and how quick its growing is pushing us locals out. We cant make a living and compete with the people moving from up north.
I hate it as well!! Northern folks destroy our SC real estate and make it hard for families who already have great equity in their land.
Thats why everyone that works in Charleston lives in Summerville. It's no different than any other city in America.
@@chrisp4190 I'd love to be able to afford Summerville. Got lucky with my apartment, however, I don't for see being able to buy here.
Grew up in Greenville. Lived there 39 years. couldn't pay me to live in Mauldin. Simpsonville is ok, Travelers Rest is ok if you like mountain country, but Mauldin sucks. might as well go a little further to greenwood and at least be by a nice lake.
What about Aiken? Thats a great place too
Please stay away.... we love it just as it is right now.. Woke not welcome
@@susansummers768 what?
My jaw dropped when you said five forks, because I never thought of it as a town, just a place to drive through to get to work. But you are right! In the past 5 years construction hasn’t stopped, growth for sure.
hahahaa! yes! me too!