Homes Fort Mill SC

The US Census Bureau released a report today on the “Fastest-Growing Metro Areas” between 2007 and 2008 based on July 1 2008 population estimates. The Charlotte metro are which includes Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Lake Wylie, Rock Hill, all of York County SC saw its population climb 3.4 percent last year. Fort Mill SC which is in York County SC is approximately 7 miles south of Charlotte (more…)

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For a second year in a row Charlotte North Carolina has been voted the number one place to live by RelocateAmerica.com.

RelocateAmerica.com is an online relocation information resource owned and operated by a real state broker firm called HomeRoute. RelocateAmerica.com has been ranking cities annually for 11 years. They accept city nominations that are considered by the nominees a great place to live. The nominations then are reviewed by their editorial team along with other city key data like education, employment, crime, housing, parks etc and then ranked.

Other North and South Carolina cities in the top ten are Ashville NC and Greenville SC. Rock Hill SC is in the top 100. Fort Mill and Tega Cay which are just minutes south of Charlotte are part of the Charlotte Metro area, although not specifically listed in their ranking , I would include in the number 1 ranking. Here is the top 10 list:

1. Charlotte, NC.
2. San Antonio, TX.
3. Chattanooga, TN.
4. Greenville, SC.
5. Tulsa, OK.
6. Stevens Point, WS.
7. Asheville, NC.
8. Albuquerque, NM.
9. Huntsville, AL.
10. Seattle, WA.

It is interesting Charlotte stayed at number 1 since Forbes recently voted (more…)

The US Census Bureau released on March 27, 2008 charts showing the fastest growing metro areas as of July 1, 2007. Ok so I am stretching it a bit to just say Fort Mill. So I really mean the Charlotte metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which is ranked 6^th with the highest number of population growth and ranked 7^th in percent of growth.

I did online research on the Census Bureau’s website to find out what the N.C-S.C. part of the label means in the chart below. The York County South Carolina cities are included in the Charlotte (MSA).

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Continental Tire of North America is moving its headquarters to Lancaster County near Indian Land from Charlotte. The new headquarters office is under construction and is located on Highway 160 near highway 521. (more…)