[christophilus]

On the other hand, you can live in a beautiful small city like Greenville, SC in walking distance to most or all of your needs, a short drive from great Appalachian hiking, etc. for a very reasonable price. I don't think the choice is necessarily a boolean between big, expensive city life and bumfuck SC life. At least, I hope not, because I'm giving the Greenville, SC thing a try and liking it so far.

[mpbm]

I think it's more about the culture you're surrounded with. From visiting that area several time I personally know that I don't want to be immersed in that culture. There isn't necessarily anything wrong with it that couldn't be avoided, I'd just rather live around different defaults.

[randallsquared]

I work for remotely for a company in NYC and live in BFSC (Gaffney). I'm also liking it so far. And, as a bonus, my coworkers were excited to find that I live a short drive from REST Fest US, so there's that. :)

[toomuchtodo]

Any chance there really is a peach water tower in Gaffney? :D

[randallsquared]

The peachoid does indeed exist, and is as represented in popular media you may have seen on streaming services. :) They actually just repainted it.

[toomuchtodo]

Brilliant! Thank you for confirming!