Greenville, South Carolina: The BEST Small Town in America??
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2022
- I've rarely been to a place that was as charming as Greenville, South Carolina.
Now I’ve been to a lot of big cities and small towns and everything in between. And I have to say, of all the places I’ve been, there are very few cities and regions that I would consider to be just about perfect. There are some places in Colorado and North Carolina that I like a lot. But none of them are quite like Greenville, South Carolina.
Actually, I might have to say that Greenville might be the best small town in the country right now. And I’m sure people in Greenville might be like - DAMMIT. Some UA-camr with a bunch of subs just told everyone about us. There goes the neighborhood.
Sorry Greenville peeps. But it’s true.
I visited Greenville during a southern road trip in late November of 2021. We’re going to take a drive of downtown Greenville in this video and talk about what’s good and if there’s anything bad about this place. We’ll even talk to someone who lives here to get his perspective on what it’s like here. It was a really nice morning when I took the drive. I think you’ll be quite impressed.
Greenville south carolina! Woo whee this place is special. Right now we’re in downtown Greenville and it’s early morning on a weekday. There’s no hustle and bustle here though. That’s because it’s not a big city. There’s only about 70,000 people here.
Greenville is located in what South Carolina people call the Upstate region. It’s the part of the state that touches the North Carolina and Georgia borders. The whole upstate region is a pretty neat place, actually. Everything from Spartanburg in the the east to Clemson in the west is one big newish safe neat region. The total population of upstate South Carolina is 1.3 million people. You could break the metro area up into three regions - Spartanburg, a neat college town that’s home to the University of South Carolina, the Clemson-Anderson metro area which is home to Clemson, and the Greenville metro area, which has more than 700,000 people.
Greenville has won a bunch of awards for being an awesome place to live. Forbes called it the south’s most tasteful town. Another publication called it the most underrated travel destination in the nation once. And Money Magazine called it one of the best places to live in the country. Yahoo, CNN and ME - we’re all saying it’s super cool here.
But Greenville’s growing fast. In fact, it might be growing TOO fast. That’s my opinion, because right now, it’s the perfect size. A few years back, it was in the top 5 for fastest growing cities as a percentage of its population. There’s a lot of room to grow, and Greenville has done a great job of managing it’s growth. Apparently.
The area used to be off the radar. But then BMW opened up a manufacturing center, and tire company Michelin did the same. That jump started a big growth phase, and other companies, jobs and people followed. Today, there’s a lot of growth here, and there’s even some tech companies moving into the region. Lockheed, 3M and GE also have a big presence.
With all that growth comes change. Locals might say Greenville is getting too crowded, and that the culture is changing. Greenville has managed to remain a very southern place, but it’s slowly becoming more posh and cosmopolitan. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. But it’s happening. People from outside the region are diluting the southern vibe here.
Cost of living wise, Greenville is a STEAL people. It’s far below the national average for a home- as of this writing the average home price is pushing $260,000, but it’s going up fast. South Carolina is in the top 5 for fastest growing states, as people come for the warm weather and low taxes. So for many people, they can experience the south without it costing a lot. And did I mention it’s at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains?
As we’ll see, downtown has a lot going on. There’s plenty of bars and restaurants and shopping. There’s also lots of artsy stuff, but it’s not posh artsy. Just regular artsy. There are events here all the time, too.
They have an ice skating rink downtown during the holidays.
The coolest part of downtown at night is Falls Park. There’s a river that runs through downtown and they made it look really cool. From the top of nearby rooftop hotels, you can see how cool Greenville really is. The whole region, actually. Upstate South Carolina people.
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I’m an upstate resident. My son works for a major construction supplier.
If you move here do not buy a new home. They are substandard.
They are throwing up subdivisions to take advantage of the migration. These homes will give you headaches for years to come.
and there is apparently no planning here, either- they're throwing up subdivisions anywhere they can buy land and making the streets more and more congested
Same thing in north San Diego. They are building homes as quickly as possible on the cheap then everything in the home falls apart in 10-15 years.
This is true. I know a bunch of Yankees that moved to a place called Lyman on the outskirts of Greenville/Spartanburg to one particular subdivision, they bought up the whole street, one for daughter, one for mom, one for and so on......now they are in a neighborhood battle with the construction company as all the problems are coming to light. The construction company is winning lol 🤣
They are losing everything. The "jobs" they came for are non existent and last I heard the wives were trying to find work cleaning houses.
@@mamaaddison I’m sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine buying multiple houses and dealing with these construction woes. Most of these subdivisions were picked up by foreign investors.
My daughter is in Human Resources at a business not far from there. There were great paying jobs for the taking up until two weeks ago. The current economy is so skittish they called a hiring freeze.
You shouldn’t buy a home from a National Builder anywhere! Local builders are not the same as the ones you’re talking about.
The real estate market is beyond unreasonable, and the traffic is Ridiculous.
I'm all for the growth and expansion of my beloved city, but please do not ruin it. We love the people who come to visit. all we ask is that you be respectful of our town.
That is very cool to say...and reasonable too - what more could an outsider ask really? Only problem is everyone wants to go where there are less problems...and quite often they themselves bring along problems.
Bottom line is, people will keep fleeing to where the rent is cheapest, until there is no affordable housing anywhere. If we had affordable housing in our cities, we would stay there.
Many of you now saying "ok but don't bring your politics with you and ruin our town"
Are the same people that months ago when people were complaining about cost of rent vs. minimum wage, you said "lol just move then if you don't like it! Housing isn't free and money doesn't grow on trees! Just get a better job!...oh wait, now your displacing ME? Not OK!!!"
@@cosmicllama6910 well I'm more upset about the fact that what made Greenville special is pretty much gone. Everywhere u go there's a large crowd. The festivals used to be small things now half the city is going to them. I loved Greenville when it was more of a town with a strong sense of community. Now it's trying to be like Atl and Charlotte, without the infrastructure to do so
as a fellow resident (downtown), i competely agree with you and slightly fearful of that
Oh no,publicity. Soon you will be Asheville……
The airport is absolutely beautiful! Happy to see a growing, clean, decent city for a change.
Greenville-Spartanburg Airport is a quick in and out airport. Don't have to be there 2 hrs early. I was impressed with how fast I got through.
That is a shockingly impressive downtown for a city its size
This is correct.
Yep! It took several years of careful planning, and we are very proud of the result! And upgrades are still occurring. I love my city! :)
If he had went 100 yards the opposite direction from where he began, he’d took you Guys to West G. And lemme tell ya, it IS some GHE-TOE. And goes on for a ways too. This area AINT all THAT. And I love Nick. Not saying that to be a downer. I say it as someone that’s lived here my entire life.
It truly is!
The city population is around 75k but the metro population is 900k so that's why it's bigger than you think
I am a native of Columbia South Carolina. I visited Greenville a few times about 10 years ago. One visit was to see a Bob Seger concert live. It was a good time. Prior to the concert, we visited a bar for a drink and a restaurant for dinner. I saw and experienced the cultural diversity that has evolved over the years. My most prominent impression was that it reminded me of Chicago. Only, a much smaller version. But, it was packed with authentic restaurants with food and owners from other lands. Many other businesses owned by transplants who have brought their products to Greenville to offer genuine quality and diverse shopping experiences. Again, think big city appeal and opportunities, just a smaller version. Very Charming and very safe.
Greenville is absolutely BEAUTIFUL downtown at night!! And that water fall and river with the rocks is so much fun and it's so PRETTY..
Great video!
1) Annexation laws keep the city proper small. It's much larger than 70k. The city has done a great job with in-fill development.
2) There's a lot of established, unincorporated communities around Greenville. Many are lower income areas. Not sure if Greenville's been gung-ho in annexing these areas.
3) Because Greenville's city limits are tiny and the rest is surrounded by unincorporated areas, the suburban sprawl is consumed by Greer, Mauldin and Simpsonville. These towns are affordable if you have good-paying jobs, but expensive if you're considerablly blue collar.
4) The wealth is here, but definitely subtle and hidden. Most of it is displayed in downtown, around the natural amentities and pocketed communities in East and Southeast Greenville.
Correct Jonathan, you can literally walk to the city limits in a few minutes in several directions from downtown. If the city limits just went out 5 miles in a circle from downtown the population would push 300k. Not exactly a small “town”.
You'd be a great guest on one of Nick's episodes. You should email him.
@36k wtf I live here my family is from here more black people live in the South than anywhere else lol
@36k you people? How about you Dam yankees ruin everything!!!
@Mike C I agree. The wages here haven't really caught up with the standard of living in the area without having to pull from several different incomes to stay afloat.
I’m glad that you got your interviewee’s to talk to Mapie. This cracks me up everytime. 22:26.😂😂😂
Mappy loves to interject
Came upon this city about 5 years ago.
Fell in Love immediately.
Thanks for the video Nick. Been watching your channel since the HomeSnacks days. Me and my fiancee were just discussing moving to Greenville a week ago. This video is very helpful and informative.
I lived outside the US been in FL, TX, etc. And there’s nothing like up here so calm, growing lots of opportunities and all the culturally diversity
"Greenville might be one of the best small towns in the country!" It's not going to stay that way if people keep moving here. Your guest not being a Greenville native surprised me. He didn't sound like a Charleston native the least little bit either. Lots you could have found out about the city if you'd asked someone who's done more than retire here. I grew up there. The Westin Poinsett hotel downtown you passed is where Jesse Jackson worked as a young man. Greenville was once the mutual hunting grounds of the Cherokee to the west, and Catawba to the northeast. No Native Americans lived between the Saluda and Broad rivers in the Upcountry, which is what it was called before "Upstate" became popular. This was because there was the Low Country, Charleston, and everything more than a day's round trip by horse from Charleston was the Backcountry. The Upstate was settled mostly from the north, and mostly from Western PA, with the Scotch-Irish being predominate, though with plenty of Germans, English, and a few Sephardic Jews. Probably the first Jewish man to die in any American war died in SC's Yemasee war prior to the Revolution, though that happened in what is now Oconee County. When I was a boy Greenville had two main industries; cotton mills and Donaldson AFB. Donaldson serviced aircraft, including combat aircraft from the Vietnam War. I used to watch Phantom F-4's take-off during the war. The Palmetto Exposition Center, or whatever it's called now, was originally Textile Hall, where new products and equipment of the industry was showcased at events that drew people from all over the world. Greenville called itself "The Textile Capital of the World" back then. One last little anecdote and I'll wrap up this "comment." It was a married couple from up north who retired from the Air Force at Donaldson who opened the very first ethnic restaurant in Greenville; Capri's Italian. As far as I know the original location is still operating.
Thanks for this impressive rundown.
Too many Yankees are flooding in like roaches!!!! Soon it will be crowded like china !! And crime will be up and cost will be sky high !!! Thanks yanks
Thank you. The guy didn't know what he was talking about. BMW has been here 30 years, not close to 20. He knew nothing about the industry here. The farmland around the Upstate is disappearing because of subdivisions. Housing is not affordable anymore. Yes, our culture has been affected. Our southern charm is being diluted by transplants.
An excellent comment! It’s nice to see someone take the time to write more than a couple of sentences. I lived in Rockingham and Wilmington Nc in the mid 60’s. I have been back a couple of times since then and was shocked at how many changes had occurred.
@@loribruce6625 and Michelin has been in the upstate since the 70's.
Gonna have to agree on this one. Did no research before heading there, was very pleasantly surprised.
As a resident of Greenville SC you actually showed some of the best parts of Greenville!! It’s a great place to live no matter what season!! It’s truly pretty and festive in the summertime!!! Hopefully you can visit us again soon!!!
Going this Spring, then onto Charleston and the coast. We're from the Pacific NW and so excited to meet the people, taste the food, and see the South. My ancestors founded Baptist churches throughout the South, including a college in Macon. Following their footsteps.
I’ve lived in Greenville my entire life and there are two things that you glossed over (or I just missed). The first is the water quality/taste, it’s been ranked some of the best in America and it shows, when ever I go on a trip and go to rinse my mouth with tap water, I spit it out forgetting that it isn’t Greenville tap water. The second thing is the children’s museum, which you can see down the road he turned off of at 9:43 ish (it has a colorful statue made of geometric shapes), it’s a 3 story building filled with both fun and educational activities for kids, with an outside playground and indoor “climbing maze” (hard to describe it but if you know you know). Of course it has been on the negative due to COVID. There is also a section that gets changed every month so there is always something new to do.
NY water is pretty good and Maine
I agree with our water some of the best 😎
When I moved here in 1977, the first thing I was asked was , “What religion are you? Have you joined a church yet?” My daughter is a school teacher and South Carolina ranks LAST in SAT scores.
@@sandranorman5469 Ranked last is that good or bad and is it a place to raise teens and how is public transportation I don't have a vehicle just yet and are the car lots fair on purchasing a used vehicle
Moved to Greenville 5 years ago from Vancouver Washington and seriously love it here! We’re conservative Christians and meet like minded people every where around here.
Happy to hear this as a young Christian
Greenville has had the same Republican mayor since 1995. He and his community has built a beautiful little city that has a great future. It's great that the woke liberal left didn't ruin this place. I'm retiring here soon from Florida. Where I live in Florida the developments are over developed and populated. I had to find a nicer and less expensive place to live.
Your channel is so informative and entertaining. I love the throwback remixes 😂
My family and I RANDOMLY chose Greenville for a weekend visit and we were blown away by its beauty and uniqueness. As a result of growing up in NY, we always have this bias that nothing will match our city. But after the trip, it completely opened our eyes as to what other gems are hidden throughout this country. Definitely have to go back!
Can I say how much I love his sense of humor 😂😂. Great video 😊
I really hate that people are migrating here...for financial reasons. People moving here seem to be making things more expensive. Yes, building beautiful "housing" that the "locals" can not afford because people from other areas who have had the opportunity to make more money over their life span are bringing the out-of-state money here. Building expensive homes right next door to less valuable homes only to make the taxes on the less expensive homes increase and eventually taken from those families. Then the home is bought by a developer and fixed up to be sold to someone from out of town at an exorbitant price. Downtown has become apartment complexes on every corner. But, yes....Greenville is beautiful and SAFE! We are loving people who rarely meet a stranger. So, if you move here....love us back!
So true.. Im in Boiling Springs in Spartanburg and its a major suburbia now and it sucks with traffic. My grandma and grandad lived in Greenville. Good memories.
Should everyone cater to your needs and your rights because you were "born there"? Does being "born there" make you entitled to not have to compete? Kiddy mentality.
@@skysetblue9578 population expansion, they taught this in elementary school. You should think about attending.
and they bring their shitty politics with them that messed up the place they came from
@@sharkparty1027 exactly I laughed at the comment
Absolutely crazy you did this!! I’m moving there in two weeks! ❤️❤️❤️
Yay!
Don't forget to send your number to Donald Fagen....
That song you sung at the end of 10 worst cities in SC video was awesome,I can't get it out of my head.I live in Rock Hill and your rite it's growing out of control.The yanks is def flooding the place.Its a blessing because it gives us more work but a curse because it's driving the prices up and they drive like they're still in the mean streets of New York and about wreck me all the time.
Yesssss. Finally people are noticing Greenville. Downtown Greenville is awesome night life is awesome, especially in the summer. It's definitely booming
Greenville is growing. BMW helped for sure! What is a city without its jobs. I think the city did a great job of re-vamping the downtown. The town really started to take off when downtown re-did falls park. Built a marketable bridge over the falls and cleaned up that area. Which has slowly pushed rejuvenation toward west greenville. It has gotten more expensive than 5 years ago, but it's a wonderful place to live. Paris Mountain is a great place for a quick hike, and the swamp rabbit trail is still growing. Which is fantastic if you want a safe place to ride your bike! I have only been here for about 10 years, and in that 10 years it's grown but the vibe hasn't really changed much. It's still a small southern town in that it feels like a homey family town where everyone is sweet as iced tea.
Thank you Nick for your hard work.
ok juice.
Hello from Canada. Congratulations Greenville. A shining example of America at its best. Cheers.
Awesome to see my town highlighted in one of your videos, especially so favorably. Been here for a while now with the business downtown and we came here for all the reasons you highlighted
Agreed, my family has lived near Greenville, in Taylors and the Spartanburg area… LOTS of people are moving there, and it’s bumming him out because they are cutting down the woods for developments
The sprawl is real. And pricey for a single person.
I remember when I was living in Greer in college and everything going crazy. That was the early 00s. Greenville has the benefit of the foothills. I live outside Lexington, SC and it's similar with developers snatching up and putting down developments everywhere. A large former farm in front of my neighborhood (60+ year old neighborhood) is about to be the site of an apartment complex. The reasons for living where I do are trimmed more and more every year.
This devastation is HORRIBLE 😞😓💔
we really need to overhaul America’s sprawl-incentivizing laws
@@davidfence6939 a 500 unit apartment complex is at least a little better than 50 3000sqft paper-mache cookie cutter McMansions on individual 1/2 acre lots.
Greenville has one of the most impressive downtowns in any city I've been to. And nestled right in there is Falls Park, Greenville's version on Central Park, a vibrant centerpiece for the city.
Oh No. I cant believe you are featuring my city. We are full. Just FYI. I moved here from Chicago back in 1993. I havent left since then. Dont let the secret out! :)
We're probably moving to Greenville from Charleston. Charleston is FULL too. Lol
Right!! Im from Chicago too and love it hear! Its nice hes representing greenville but don't want everyone to know lol
Too late
@@hollybergquist2825 I know. Its good but its bad when all the crazies move down here.
The intro got me lol. Omg I love the scenic view. I want to know how’s the schools there, I’m a teacher I’m tired of NYC. Afraid of the crazy and homelessness people might come to invade. I want real southern cooking.
Greenville is growing rapidly. I
Lived there from 2014-2016 and it changed so much in that short time. It’s not quite as southern as you’d think though. A large percentage of the population are from the northeast and Midwest.
I thought it had more of a New England vibe than anything else.
Nick, you won't believe this. We had purchased some land on an airpark in Tennessee, planning to build a house (I'm a pilot and we have a small plane). After seeing this video we also found out that there were problems with medical services in the area where we had purchased the land. In retirement I don't want to provide medical services, but I'll need them. We came upon an airpark property just outside of Greenville, SC. Based on your video, we spent several days there and checked the area out. Upstate South Carolina is really booming. The area encompassing Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer has undergone intelligent development, with new industries moving in and well developed downtown districts. It's a short hop to the Blue Ridge Mountains. We loved the area and our offer (much lower than the asking price) was accepted. Once we move I'll get working on the channel idea. You Rock!
Medical services is important to me. Greenville has everything going for it for a smaller sized city.
I was born in Greenville and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon, but we are flooded with many people it’s crazy!
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As a long term native of Greenville I must disagree with how polite people are. We are just people. You can't throw all of us into a basket like that. I have met amazing people and truely awful people and everything in between. We are not amazing people like the guest keeps saying.
Also thought it was funny how he kept talking how people don't flaunt stuff as 80k plus Range Rovers, Mercedes and Lexus LXs are on the screen lol. But it is a very rare sight to see a Lambo or something like that.
Nothing much stood out to me when I went to Greenville besides the nice downtown. I was considering moving there but kinda glad I didn't now. Then on the flip side I ended up going to overcrowded FL which is facing their own high cost of living problems. I was in Columbia SC but I ended up going to FL from there and before I left I checked out Greenville.
@@MeltinJohn Greenville is a nice enough city, but the schools leave something to be desired. And when you have young kids that's usually the first thing you look at when moving to a new location. So for now Greenville is a no go.
A few montgs ago we moved from Washington State to a property 30 mikes from Greenville. Compared to people from the West Coast I think overall people in South Carolina are lots more friendly. Just my opinion. I am so glad we moved here but we like it just the way it is. Hopefully not very many people will move here that want to change it. It is lovely just the way it is!!!!!!
Everybody's mileage varies I guess, but I'm an Asheville native who moved to Greenville in the late 90's, and I saw the difference immediately. To me Asheville was dirty, depressing, expensive, filled with a bunch of surly, angry hipsters, and I was miserable. I came to Greenville and felt at home immediately.
@@Summer-zv1tq I’ve lived in Greenville(Simpsonville area) for 15+ years. The schools are absolutely horrible.. graduated 2013 and I honestly learned more from the 4 years of private elementary school in Florida compared to 7 years of middle - high school in Greenville. Fights everyday at all schools, drugs are rampant, hands down all around bad education system. You’ve made the right choice. One of the schools had over 60 bomb threats called in over the course of a school year.
Why didn't you ask a REAL Greenvillian instead of folks that have only been here 5 years? I was born here and can tell you a little better what is going on. BMW has been here beginning in 1992. A great many jobs were created., and it and other industries have attracted many newcomers. A previous commenter mentioned the fact that Greenville City is small which is true and it creates the illusion that all is great. Greenville city stays small and manageable so that it is clean, safe, and fun. There are no vagrants spare changing you or urinating on the sidewalk. This is because it is NOT TOLERATED. The problems occur in the surrounding counties. The influx of all those moving here is making the cost of living soar.. This, in turn, creates more poverty since the cost of living outprices homes for many born here.. Also, all these overpriced, cheaply built housing developments are swallowing up all the rural farm areas. New residents are clogging roads with traffic, overtaxing our infrastructure, and yes, diluting our culture. This of course is not visible from the pretty clean streets downtown. We are nice people, our culture is to be so, and we welcome those who come here and want to BLEND in and become good neighbors. What we do not like are those that criticize our way of life and think they must CHANGE it. We ARE conservative here, We evaluate people based on WHO they are not WHAT they are. We have traditional and religious values and will keep them., We do have crime, gangs, and drug problems just like everywhere else, but we do try to eliminate those when possible.
Exaggerate much?
I pass through Greenville on my way to North Carolina from Atlanta. It is a very nice and fast growing town with some cool stuff there
I used to live in Greenville for around 2 years. It is a great place to live. And Falls Park in downtown is THE BEST. I love that park so much and I go there almost every year. The waterfall is amazing too. There are lots of great places to eat, shop, and hangout too. It really is a good place to live.
Nick, to quote the movie Sling Blade "I like the way you talk"..... What I mean is you are an excellent narrator. I also enjoy your sense of humor. Say hi to Mappy
Hey Nick. U are so funny. I love ur side kick mappy 🤣🤣😂😂😂
Beautiful treelined streets and nice looking architecture. I would visit there certainly. I've been to Charleston and Columbia but I've always been curious about Greenville.
Hi Nick,love your videos,especially the one of my Hometown,Greenville South Carolina,So glad you loved it,I moved away 15 years ago,but I want to move back,I visit about once a year to see my Clemson Tigers Play,🧡💜🐅
Been living here for 75 years. Have seen many…many…many changes. Greenville is without a doubt, a jewel.
How was it 50 years ago or so? Even 25 before BMW came in??
Nick you got this right. Greenville, SC is one of the best towns live in and visit! As mentioned in other comments houses are not so affordable anymore. To get a idea of what people in Greenville think about some things you''ll heard from people (if you are from Greenville you may think these are funny): When asking some one where a retail location is "I think there is one down on Woodruff Rd...I avoid that area on Saturdays" "Downtown use to be Horrible!" heard many times could be our city slogan "mayonnaise?...We buy Dukes!" never lived some where where people a so loyal to a mayonnaise brand.
Love it mark
It's awesome hearing people bragg about my home!. Still , we remember where we came from. This town is completely transformed from what it was before 1980. From 100% textiles to a wonderfully diversified economy. The latest thing is our entry into the automotive industry, much more than just BMW. I'm an optimist,I believe that many of the people coming here will add to the experience in ways that can't be foreseen. It can also be pointed out that all of Greenville Country has risen as well.Most of that has been more recently. The county is narrow and long, running north to south. All of the smaller towns are quite nice and each deserves a look based upon their own merits. As for the other towns, Travelers Rest deserves a special mention. This small town has changed from a "drive through" to a fashionable destinaton.
Nice!!! Thanks so much! Best comment of the week Tony!
Its becoming a shit hole.
@@shanegilreath7701 yep thanks to the yanks
@@chrisp.c2065 you're exactly right on that one. Overrun.
Born and raised here, born in Greenville memorial, raised in TR. You are 100% correct, we never went down town in my youth, it was best to avoid it. Not anymore, not anymore at all. I was just there today for the jobs fair.
I agree with the premise that everything is so clean there. I live in metro Atlanta and can't find a park that is not trashed or graffitti laden, but every park I have visited in Greenville is so clean. You really notice that quickly
Greenville is extremely nice, I stayed there for a week after hiking the Appalachian trail. I was interviewed by a reporter and was put on a commercial. Falls park is awesome
I have lived here my whole life and trust me it is worth the hype. You have that sweet southern feel to the town and the city’s not too big, not too busy, just enough people and it has great food!
I totally agree!
I visited once and it was a little sad that the downtown mostly closed up around 5pm tho 🥲other than that, yeah it was amazing
I have been planning to move from London, UK, to Greenville (am a Brit). What's the countryside like around the area? Is it possible to buy some land and build a house on it or better to buy a built property outright?
@@wellardme there is great land right around the Greenville area!! I will say that things like property taxes and prices on houses and land have increased and I think that’s one thing to consider. Yet overall all of my friends and family that have built houses have been quite pleased with the outcome!! I definitely recommend building here!
@Clarrrr really appreciate your answer 🙏 Ironically i haven't ever been to the States but after years of research, I've chosen Greenville. I'll be popping over soon to check the place out)
About four years ago, a friend from Richmond called me excitedly with news that he had accepted a software job In Greenville. I thought he had lost his mind. First, A drive up to Richmond from the Raleigh area for the change of cultural experience was always fun. Secondly, WHY would a sane person move from VA to SC ? So, he picked me up on the way down to see his new office space, meet coworkers, etc. I must admit, I was amazed by the downtown; if I had been blindfolded and taken there, I would have never guessed I was in SC. As the gentleman mentioned, the food scene is varied and sophisticated. After work, we joined his coworkers at a brewpub, then strolled to a great sushi restaurant for dinner, and finished the evening at a rooftop bar. The next day, we had brunch near the stunning park and walked along the river; in the afternoon, we had appointments to see a few downtown apartments because he wanted to walk or bike to work. Now, I look forward to long weekends in Greenville where there is so much to see and do.
for the boring sights memory space enlarged maybe
...trust Greenville SC sights are nothing compared to even
Athens GA about 1 hour and
55 minutes north of
ATL GA
or CHARLOTTE NC which IS THE MOST NEWEST things filled
True GEM 💎 OF THE SOUTH
Jobs-wise &
New apartments-wise &
New subdivisions-wise
..still yet... ...however...
Athens or Braselton GA and outlying towns of Atlanta GA
or...
CHARLOTTE NC 💎 all HAVE
way
MORE JOBS and
way more
new apartments complexes
and
new subdivisions so beautifully fountained gated too
and new wide
multi-laned smooth roads...
than little Greenville SC which is way behind those
cities in infrastructure
projects for those who want modern-day newest technology areas
to live in so...
Don't get tricked away from those modern-day newest technologies using areas...
...but if needing quaintness because of
well traveled wealthiest standards ...one might like Greenville SC 😆 lol
...however... ...your wealthiest will STAND OUT more in little
Greenville SC than in Athens GA... Braselton GA... or CHARLOTTE NC 💎
because those places have newer things to see opening
and many many more JOBS JOBS JOBS from
wealth
holding areas already established firmly and progressiveness
I left my job that wanted me to buy in for a location in VA because who would want to live in VA & moved to SC. Lol I think most people in other states think rather poorly of VA. I know MD residents think of it as the speeding ticket state
Hi Nick how's mappy thank you for bringing me up to speed on the city, state, county, demographics and your great geographical knowledge of our wonderful country God bless you and of course your side kick mappy what a great character. I'll be dropping a line from time to time.
I just stumbled on this video. Definitely a possible relocation spot! Thank you for the review. Love your videos
Greenville is growing too quickly, and people moving from the west are raising prices and pushing locals out of their homes and neighbors. The rate of pay is smaller than most of the country making it difficult for many people to pay their bills. Traffic is getting hectic and unfortunately the southern hospitality, and the southern attitude that draws people to the area is also being pushed out. I am a native to Greenville and have lived all around the country, but returned home for the southern feel. That unfortunately is changing and being pushed out. Also the Ma and Pa shops and restaurants are bring forced to close being replaced with bougie establishments killing the Greenville feel. Locals here are not happy with the rising prices and losing their homes due to all the talk on what a great place Greenville is. Any place can be great if people put some work into it, so we want you to stay where you are and if you want to visit, fine, but do not move here or you can be a part of pushing locals out of their homes.
Nice try
Thank you for this. Gentrification is rampant and people just don’t care about the lower income people who are being evicted and priced out of their homes.
It happens again and again, and it seems no place is safe. People come in and ruin the thing that attracted them in the first place.
All of this.
@@rose-co1xz You are most welcome and correct! It's unfortunate how so many care more about greed than those with lower incomes being pushed out.
My parents just retired to the Greenville area (Lake Keowee) from the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. I’ve spent a few holidays this year in Greenville and it is an outstanding city. I still haven’t found anything besides the traffic to complain about. Greenville is a very impressive city. Great Video!
Ah go figure
Yeah the traffic is atrocious. Driving to Atlanta from New York I-85 is always backed up going through Greenville. Abnormally so for a smaller city.
@@redcomic619 too many Dam Yankees !!! They coming down here to live like kings
@@chrisp.c2065 Absolutely true. I’m from NY. Trust me I’d rather everyone be moving up north and bringing wealth that way, but sadly our people voted for idiotic Democrat governments that have destroyed our quality of life.
@@redcomic619 yep now the idiots are Destroying the south
Another excellent video Nick
Randy!! Hope you're well brother!
I Love Greenville, SC. I was born and raised here. There's something for everyone in Greenville. Thanks for your review. 🍃
Check out Maryville, TN too! It’s a small town in the Smokies right outside the National Park!
Greenville is very impressive its a conglomerate of Charleston & Charlotte and centrally located road trips to Myrtle Beach, Atlanta , Charlotte, Cabins in Pigeon Forge, Florida, Savannah.
Im born and raised in Greenville... you should tell people about Coffee Underground!!! I worked at that fabulous place in high school and its still phenomenal 20 years later!!!
I want to say thank u for visiting Greenville. I been living here my whole life. I won't live anywhere else but Greenville.
Having lived in Greenville my whole life, I'm super glad to be able to call this amazing place home :)
Lucky
@@NickJohnson
So how is the public transportation in Greenville Nick?. Neither of you mentioned anything about that. Buses, bus routes, does it cost any to take the buses there?. Doubt there’s any trains.
I’ve been watching your reviews for a while now. You do a darn good job at giving first hand views, tours, and staying non-bias. Keep up the great job
Ok Tim!
I can’t wait to visit this week. I’m looking to possibly move from the hustle and bustle of charlotte in 5 years to something more quaint
Can’t agree more! Greenville is a true hidden gem..
Appreciate the compliments on my home place!! Really don't want more growth. Its already getting over crowded with foot n vehicle traffic. Its perfect the way it is. The past year has been extremely noticable the amount of growth n change. We have our bad areas tht u may not come out of if entered. Most ppl r nice n respectful but we talking a 50/50 chance. The thieving has gotten completely out of control the past couple of years. U cant leave anything out anymore. Tow trailers by the dozen everyday. Ive had 2 trailers stolen, a 2017 Polaris ATV, a 6 month old zero turn. Many many other things. There is alot of bums everywhere u go. U obviously got very lucky on ur trip. Im sure there is worse in other cities but i would never say its the best place. Amazon just opened a huge delivery warehouse operation, Ryobi has a few large plants now.
Drama queen.
I live in SC and Greenville is one of the best planned cities I’ve ever seen. Parking is plentiful and not a racket. Large events are a breeze. Greenville is definitely on my shortlist of other places to live.
Visit the Peace Center and walk through Falls Park. If you’re into BBQ visit Home Team and try their Brisket Sandwich. Dayyum.
I’ve been twice. It’s pretty nice, can’t disagree! They hosted US National Karate Championships at the Bylow Center. Downtown is amazing.
The best Town in the World and maybe I am biased because I lived here for almost my whole life 50 years. Greenville you made my life Happy and I will always love everything about you!!!
I moved to Greenville two years ago, and YES.
Try Bardstown Kentucky - a smaller but beautiful small town with special recognition of it's own for a few years now. Not as large as Greenville but closer to Louisville for an easier visit to the bigger city in less than an hour to about anywhere. Lexington too about an hour away. Bourbon capital of the world & my old Kentucky home are two of the most popular tourist draws.
I remember when BMW came in, that place exploded. While you're talking about downtown, there's a few different parks. Also, there's the fine arts center right beside reedy river falls park, and so much more. The restaurant and bar scene was always great when I lived there. Roper mountain science center is a great place to take the kids. There's Fluor stadium in downtown greenville, and the bilo center. There's so much more you could've talked about that's right there. Idk how the Clemson I-car project ended up, and I'm sure there's more that's changed since I lived there, but you missed out by staying in the main portion of downtown in your car.
I’m from Greenville and I told you a couple years ago how amazing it is!
Michelin has corporate headquarters on I-85, and tire manufacturing plants in Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, and Lexington, SC, in addition to Dothan AL and other locations.
Their research facility, Michelin America Research Corporation
(MARC) is adjacent to the Greenville plant.
Their test track is in Laurens County, just south of Greenville.
That place is very cool. It’s only about an hour and a half from Atlanta. Great food and sights in the surrounding hills.
Try 2.5 hours.
@@boscopit I live in North Gwinnett, I've made it there in 1.5 hours with no traffic
I stayed in Greenville on my way from VA to Chateau Elan. I stayed at the Fairfield Inn off of Fisherman Ln. There were tons of stores and restaurants on Pelham. I felt comfortable in the area. Would visit again. It didn't seem small (70K) and your video footage gives me large city vibes. Thanks for sharing!! 💚
don't believe in city limits greenville is the center of a 560k county and a metro area close to a million and a csa number 40 in the entire country everyone thinks it's a 70k town
@@IvanLopez-cw5xq now that makes a lot more sense because those big city buildings alone would need all 70K residents employed in them just to make them worth being built. Thank you for sharing!! 💚
I live in Columbia, work in Greenville a lot. It's definitely a great, small city. Very friendly people, fun hang outs, food is great too. Enjoy.
how about columbia ???
Just visited Greenville a few months ago. I totally agree with you 😍👍.
We just missed each other
Nick, for you driving home from your local bar is a Southern road trip.
I had an Aunt an Uncle who lived there years ago, and really loved it. they had to move back to Alabama to be near aging parents
Yes I really enjoy visiting Greenville every chance I get I live in Easley SC and it's beautiful too so come check out Easley SC!
This place has a pretty high walk score. Lets keep it that way. Deregulate the housing market, relax zoning laws and get rid of parking minimums. Incentivize missing middle housing like townhomes and brownstones. Nice low rise dense housing, but not skyscrapers and such. This will keep the house prices low and make sure there is no housing shortages.
So not true lol. Housing costs have quadrupled the last 2 decades. 500k for a 55 year old 1.5 story with major rehab needed in rural county, only crazy people are moving here and over paying, wait until the next crash that puts them all under water.
Greenville is awesome....from the location just 10 minutes from the mountains, 30-40 minutes from Asheville, NC...4hrs from Myrtle Beach, SC...the restaurants....2hrs away from Atlanta, Ga...1.5hrs from Charlotte, NC...its between two other cities 15minutes east / west, being Spartanburg and Anderson, SC....wonderful job market too.
DAM-MIT Nick! My family and I were planning on moving there this summer! You dun gone and blowed it up now!!!
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To Everybody here who is ACTUALLY from Greenville, and who doesn't like how the Urban Sprawl is taking over please consider volunteering or donating to Upstate Forever. They are a fantastic organization which focuses mainly on land preservation in and around Greenville, but also Pickens, Spartanburg and Occonee counties. They have a future growth map that extrapolates based on current rate of growth that if left uncurbed development will stretch from Atlanta to Charlotte along 85
I'm from neighboring Spartanburg County, and Greenville is very nice and fast growing.
Thanks for this video. Very informative.
Please go back to Greenville and show “The Falls Park”, and walking paths.
We love your channel!!!!!
Great Video Nick, could you please add a local fishing report to any safe areas you visit?
Haha google it. Here: www.fishidy.com/map/us/south-carolina/south-saluda-river
I told you months ago. I moved from the DC area in 2008. I love it here. Wouldn't live anywhere else.
I’m from greenville and lived here with my family since 2005. Great town to be raised in
Here for school at ICAR. I'm from NYC so I do miss the big city feel and diversity. Wish there was more East Asian supermarkets or restaurants so I do a lot of cooking at home. But downtown is really charming, and I do enjoy taking a break from the big city hustle. Have yet to take the trip to Atlanta or Charleston. Being surrounded by nature and only about an hour away from some great hikes is nice too.
Will like Charlotte NC outskirts suburbs...
with huge new
spectacularly fountained gated subdivisions
and tons of new
highly-qualitied landscaped apartments...
better than Charleston
which is for the very wealthy
or Atlanta which seemed very jaded culturally
when visited them both in 2019
Also a quick note to anyone watching this channel looking to move here- the infrastructure/Duke power is TERRIBLE. We got 8 inches of snow on Sunday and 100,000 people lost power. Also no one here knows how to drive in snow. If you are and experienced snow driving person, still stay inside because everybody else becomes a menace on the roads
I am a chauffer with Greenville Town Car Service - While on a drive to Charlotte - a guy spun out on the black ice - not once but twice - in front of me! I hit the brakes and looked over - he was still spinning.
It was like a movie.
South Carolina seems to be sharing the same problem as here in Tennessee and North Carolina, skyrocketing traffic and cost of living. At least Pennsylvania's safe for now...
I’m in NJ and always think about small towns in PA that are half the cost of north Jersey… we are getting flooded with New Yorkers and people can’t afford here anymore, it was already tough but now it’s impossible. More move south like Florida and Carolinas but I can’t imagine some don’t move out to Pa it’s just they stay in eastern Pa, I think out of Pittsburgh is very nice personally. Central/north central Pa is where I would go but I’d rather move south.
@@itsnick37 Western PA seems safe too.
Well SC is a Sun Belt state so its going to attract more people.
Charleston sucks these days. I genuinely used to love this city so much. But the influx has destroyed it's charm.
I just moved from Lancaster county pa, to Myrtle Beach area (Conway). I love it here but there is no place like home in Pennsylvania. If it didn't snow and get so cold I'd still be there
I had on of my greatest times there. Drank at a underground bar and dance club. Ate some amazing food and stayed in a amazing hotel! I live close to Myrtle Beach.
Its funny seeing main street from a year ago. It has changed so much in that short time. Been here for 1 years. Amazing the amount of change and positive growth. Yes, traffic has gotten worse but its not that bad. We arent Atlanta yet!
Little Atlanta, what I refer to it as. It has grown PHENOMENALLY in the last 10.. well, 5 years...
I lived next-door to Greenville in Simpsonville for a year before I moved to Texas and I loved it. I used to work for Publix and I was also a CNA everybody is really nice up in those areas
Easy to be nice to a good looking lady... Would you like to move back to SC?
@@PorkTroLL lol you’re too kind. But I have considered it
I have a nonverbal autistic son.. His granny is his CNA now but she's 70+years old so most of the harder task fall on me..
I was just flirting/kidding but if you're willing to think about it is be glad to get serious with my offer and buy the plane ticket..
I'd be happy to send you a friend's invite first on Facebook then the ticket.. It's the same name here
@@PorkTroLL lol I have an autistic granddaughter so I relate. It’s hard I’m sure. But rewarding
@@texasgina my son is 13 we'll be going to NC so he can see his momma.. It's been a year and a half since he's seen her last.. He's happy so am I but parenting an autistic child is a hard job if it's being done right... Send me a friend's invite on Facebook
Moved from nyc to central PA 5 years ago tired of cold and slow growth. I have heard south Caroline very good . Planing a weekend trip there in Greenville.
The wife and I went to G-ville from Charlotte for a weekender back in 2016 with low expectations. We were pleasantly blown away. My favorite town on I-85, for sure.
Lol leaving CLT for little tiny potholed up roaded Greenville SC so inspiring Lol
Well..Greenville is far from a small town. Im from a town in NC population under 5,000 and one traffic light. The Greenville downtown area is around 70,000 but Greenville County is over half a million people.
I have been here for 8 years but grew up in NC so I have been coming to Greenville for decades. I live in Simpsonville. So it has more of a smaller town feel but I'm only 2 exits from Greenville. But it is growing to fast because people keep telling everyone to move here.
We do have lots of outdoor space, which I love. We have more than half a dozen state parks within an hours drive and several nature preserves. We have a cute small zoo downtown. We do have a thriving arts scene with the Peace Center which is our PAC. Our restaurant scene is incredible. We are equidistant from Columbia and Charlotte NC. We are 3 hours away from Atlanta as well as the beach. The NC mountains are less that an hour away. Ashville is about an hour. We have a number of incredible destinations that are within a 5 hour drive.
Our only negative is 1. Lack of a major music scene. In the summer we have outdoor concerts but those tend to be small bands. We do not have a huge amphitheater for the summer outdoor concerts. You have to head to Atlanta or Charlotte for that. We don't have a lot of bars with live music. We do have an area for shows but again it's on the small size so we are generally overlooked for concerts.
And traffic is getting bad. The area with the big boxes he was talking about is Woodruff Rd and traffic is a nightmare. Even where I live it is getting horrible with traffic. Thank goodness my job is off hours.
But the pay here is not as great as everyone makes it out to be. Many of the plants only pay around $15 an hour.
I do fear it will become another Ashville and will eventually get to expensive to live. The downtown area is already pricey. But if everyone will stop thinking they have to live here..maybe that won't happen.