I'm from NY and moved near Greenville, SC...21 years ago..so i know alot about this area and i will be honest so that no one else gets a slap of reality.. Greenville is expensive and crowded but it provides alot to do so if u dont mind crowded but active area and u can afford it.. Greenville is for you..but if u like peace and quiet a more rural town feel then i highly recommend towns/cities outside of Greenville. Near Spartanburg.. Chesnee, boiling springs, greer, Duncan, woodruff, areas..but just be aware these are rural areas. Homes in these areas are cheaper and often come with alot of land .. honestly please dont belive all the hype about southern hospitality..the locals can be very mean and hateful just keepin it real
I went there for a week and stayed at the Sleep Inn. I did a little sight seeing but spent majority of the time looking at development for buying to build a home. I bought a home to build in Woodruff. I'll be moving from Northern California in a few months. When I was there in the Greenville and surrounding area, I found nothing but love! When I went to Charleston it was a totally different vibe with people in general. One local was mean in Charleston and put me down for planning to move to the Greenville area. Can you explain more about the locals? I talked to a couple of locals about other locals not liking new people. They said that was not true. These two individuals were into the real estate, so they would be biased regarding how locals don't like new people as they sell to many newcomers out of state.
I'm moving there soon. At 63 , I'm relatively healthy and Greenville offers a ton of things to do and their are some nice places to travel to with little effort. I have been living in southern Florida for the past 11 years and I hate having for over ten months of the year of 90+ degree humid weather and quite frankly where I live it is so built up that it feels like a concrete jungle. The other bad problem in Florida is that insurance of property has gone through the roof, as well ax HOA fees. Greenville has so much more to offer and the Greenville metro area is just about to hit it's stride in the growth cycle. The stars are aligning just right for the area.
SC income tax is 7%, plus they tax capital gains at the same rate. That’s bad for retirement. Tennessee is 0%. Alabama is 4% and exempts 100K of 401K/pension income plus no tax on capital gains. Food for thought.
2 years ago, I created a 5 year plan to retirement and I was strongly thinking of Greenville. Two years in, three to go, I am thinking Lexington is a belter value. I have about 400K for a home and about $5K monthly for expenses. Would you you agree Lexington is a better fit than Greenville?
I'm from NY and moved near Greenville, SC...21 years ago..so i know alot about this area and i will be honest so that no one else gets a slap of reality.. Greenville is expensive and crowded but it provides alot to do so if u dont mind crowded but active area and u can afford it.. Greenville is for you..but if u like peace and quiet a more rural town feel then i highly recommend towns/cities outside of Greenville. Near Spartanburg.. Chesnee, boiling springs, greer, Duncan, woodruff, areas..but just be aware these are rural areas. Homes in these areas are cheaper and often come with alot of land .. honestly please dont belive all the hype about southern hospitality..the locals can be very mean and hateful just keepin it real
Thank you for the advice-I am trying to get away from the anger and hatred in Erie county, NY
I went there for a week and stayed at the Sleep Inn. I did a little sight seeing but spent majority of the time looking at development for buying to build a home. I bought a home to build in Woodruff. I'll be moving from Northern California in a few months. When I was there in the Greenville and surrounding area, I found nothing but love! When I went to Charleston it was a totally different vibe with people in general. One local was mean in Charleston and put me down for planning to move to the Greenville area. Can you explain more about the locals? I talked to a couple of locals about other locals not liking new people. They said that was not true. These two individuals were into the real estate, so they would be biased regarding how locals don't like new people as they sell to many newcomers out of state.
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I visited Greenville as a kid because I had surgery at the Shriners Hospital. They had a bunch of life-sized fake animals there.
I'm moving there soon. At 63 , I'm relatively healthy and Greenville offers a ton of things to do and their are some nice places to travel to with little effort. I have been living in southern Florida for the past 11 years and I hate having for over ten months of the year of 90+ degree humid weather and quite frankly where I live it is so built up that it feels like a concrete jungle. The other bad problem in Florida is that insurance of property has gone through the roof, as well ax HOA fees. Greenville has so much more to offer and the Greenville metro area is just about to hit it's stride in the growth cycle. The stars are aligning just right for the area.
SC income tax is 7%, plus they tax capital gains at the same rate. That’s bad for retirement. Tennessee is 0%. Alabama is 4% and exempts 100K of 401K/pension income plus no tax on capital gains. Food for thought.
You didn't say Nothing about Health care in GrV.
I will be contacting you-I have been thinking about moving to Greenville.
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2 years ago, I created a 5 year plan to retirement and I was strongly thinking of Greenville. Two years in, three to go, I am thinking Lexington is a belter value. I have about 400K for a home and about $5K monthly for expenses. Would you you agree Lexington is a better fit than Greenville?
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That’s actually the other Greenville, up in North Carolina