Greenville, South Carolina SperlingViews

Greenville, SC is overall, a very nice city to live in. It is a great place it you choose to raise your family in a nice, safe place. It's a pretty place, although there isn't a lot to do unless you have children, and associate with others who have children. Atlanta is two hours away, Charlotte, NC is two hours away, and the closest beach is about 4 hours away. So, if you want to drive a few hours you can have some fun. But, you will have to drive to go anywhere that really has anything interesting to offer.

On the reverse side, although Greenville has come a long way as far as diversity goes, it still has a long way to go. Greenville is in the middle of the "Bible Belt", thus the city government tends to have a heavy hand in trying to keep out events, concerts, establishments that is doesn't feel is 'christian' in nature. Besides, Greenville, SC "IS" home of Bob Jones University. Need i say more?

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re: Greenville, SC is a good city if you have chil - 3/26/2008
Thank God there are still places that value God! Greenville will certainly stay Christian! Charlotte and Atlanta are calling you...

re: Greenville, SC is a good city if you have chil - 3/26/2008
Thank God there are still places that value God! Greenville will certainly stay Christian! Charlotte and Atlanta are calling you...

re: Greenville, SC is a good city if you have chil - 4/17/2008
Thanks for the heads-up. I was pondering Greenville from Myrtle Beach, but as an Atheist, would probably feel a bit outcast there.

re: Greenville, SC is a good city if you have chil - 11/24/2008
As a Christian and a native of Greenville, sometimes the intermingling of politics and religion is embarassing. Still, short of professional sports, Greenville has nearly everything people could want from a major city. Major music acts come all the time. The economy is diverse. Traffic is mild compared with large cities. The beach and mountains are close; compare that with the utter isolation of the Midwest. New people are moving to Greenville all the time, so you're very likely to meet people who understand what it's like to be from someplace else. And the downtown gets more phenomenol by the year. If you get bored in Greenville, you just need to move to New York where activity literally NEVER stops.

Greenville, SC - 1/6/2008

To Elizabeth in NY, My husband and I recently retired and will be relocating from Michigan. Can't wait to leave! After vacationing in Florida for many years and being so disappointed by the[read more...]

Relocating to Greenville, SC - 12/20/2007

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Just some advise from a transplant - 10/18/2007

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Greenville is a Great Place to Live! - 10/9/2007

I totally agree with Jonathan from Easley. I lived in Greenville for several years and absolutely loved my experience there. We relocated to NC for an educational opportunity, but now that that's[read more...]

Areas to live that are safe - 8/4/2007

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Question on crime - 7/20/2007

I am reading such glowing reviews about Greenville, then I look at the crime index from this website and it is a 7 which is fairly high! For those of you who have written good reviews about this[read more...]

Greenville, SC is a good city if you have children - 7/20/2007

Greenville, SC is overall, a very nice city to live in. It is a great place it you choose to raise your family in a nice, safe place. It's a pretty place, although there isn't a lot to do unless you[read more...]

Overall a good city to live in IF you have childre - 7/20/2007

Greenville, SC is overall, a very nice city to live in. It is a great place it you choose to raise your family in a nice, safe place. It's a pretty place, although there isn't a lot to do unless you[read more...]

Why I choose to move to Greenville - 6/29/2007

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For Lynne_7 - 5/24/2007

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5/19/07 - 5/19/2007

Greenville feels like home, though we just moeved here from FL last July! WE have NOT found discrimination, but freindly people everywhere. We live on the East side and it's a great place...LOVE[read more...]

Relocating to SOUTH CAROLINA - 5/15/2007

Hello All!!! My husband and I are considering a move to Greenville in the late summer/early fall. We have visited Greenville in the past and loved the atmosphere. We found some apartments that we[read more...]

Retirement Living - 5/14/2007

My husband & I live in upstate NY and have had it with snow! We are looking to move south and Greenville sounds intriguing. Any info about retirement living would be greatly appreciated. [read more...]

Outstanding city - 5/6/2007

I voluntarily relocated with my job from California to Greenville, SC. I was born and raised in Ca. and was fed up with the smog, gridlock, and rude people. I didn't know what to expect, only saw[read more...]

Greenville is a southern Gem! - 3/21/2007

My in-laws moved to Taylors, SC (north of Greenville) in November of 1996. Our family has visted them a couple of times a year since then. Everytime we come, the vibrancy of Bergamo, Italy's sister[read more...]

Keep it real - 1/31/2007

Hello, My husband and I are looking to relocate to the South. I've lived in Columbus, Ohio my entire life and my husband has lived here most of his life except when he was in the military. One of[read more...]

Visited Greenville & loved the city - 1/3/2007

I enjoyed my time spent in Greenville. I found the downtown to be very clean, beautiful, and charming. There were also plenty of shopping and dining opportunities available. I especially loved[read more...]

Great surprise..lived in most southern states - 1/2/2007

Hi, I originally was born in Chicago and currently live in Colorado. I am now 30 years old, married, with a two year old. A little more background, I have lived in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,[read more...]

The real scoop on Greenville - 12/29/2006

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