Lots of people enjoy living in South Carolina, and for those who don’t, the state does seem attractive enough to move there either for a new job, to retire, or just as a new place to be for your remote job. What’s not to like, really? You’ve got the warm weather, the beaches, the lower-than-average cost of living, the history.
And the cities! Now, like most U.S. states, South Carolina does a balancing act of urban and rural. Trust us: there’s plenty of this state that’s countryside and farmland. But with the cities that there are, you’re in for a great experience.
Whether you’re searching for Charleston, Greenville, or Columbia houses for sale, you’re sure to find something you can enjoy for years to come.
So, let’s help you out a little. Here are the three best cities in South Carolina.
Columbia
Columbia is one of those state capitals that you either forgot or didn’t know was a state capital. As the capital city of South Carolina, Columbia surprisingly sports a population of only 131,000 people, but it’s got more than enough culture to make up for that. From the sprawling University of South Carolina to the Greek-revivalist South Carolina State House to science and art museums and parks and gardens, Columbia is a happy place to live, and you’ll surely be able to make a home here.
Greenville
Now, let’s head up to Greenville, where the population is only 70,000. Greenville has an interesting place in South Carolina, being an old textile-manufacturing city sitting just below the Blue Ridge Mountains. With the great wilderness just feet away from you, and the textile industry of old in the rear-view mirror, what brings people to Greenville today? Well, it’s a city with a ton of stuff to eat and shop, and it’s also a robust economy driven strongly by GE Power and Michelin. Check out this picturesque city as you search through those listings.
Charleston
Okay, let’s finish off with Charleston, a city everyone should know. It’s about 350 years old, making it the oldest city in the state. It was also once a major player in the American Revolution, as the American colonists surrendered to the British there in 1780.
Today, Charleston is a bustling and lively city of 137,000 people (spoiler alert: the British eventually lost the war). You can still see old things such as the historic homes and cobblestone streets. You can take walking tours of historic districts. You can head out on the water on a boat. Or head over to the city market or a local brewery. Charleston is that perfect Southern city where you may just want to live forever.
And those are our picks! We hope you’ve learned a bit about South Carolina’s greatest cities and have a better idea of where you’ll be moving.
