Welcome to the Upstate
South Carolina’s Upstate is one of the fastest growing regions in the country – and with good reason. Once a textile center, the Upstate today enjoys a broad-based economy that not only includes textiles but also manufacturing, banking and a host of international businesses.

The atmosphere here is inviting. From verdant mountains to fertile orchards, thriving downtowns to booming suburbs, Southern traditions to European and Asian cultures, the Upstate offers diverse living styles in attractive surroundings. It’s the kind of place where the sophisticated business sense of BMW coexists in easy grace with the greeting of two fingers raised above the steering wheel of a mud-splashed pickup truck.

With four distinct seasons, the Upstate is a region rich in the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge foothills; recreation offered by lakes and rivers, woods and golf courses, concert halls and theaters; sports for both the player and spectator; and schools and colleges of renown.

Business is booming in the Upstate with international and local concerns working in tandem with city and county governments to support conscientious growth and controlled development.

Comfortable housing is plentiful with choices ranging from single-family homes and condominiums to apartments and townhomes all across the price spectrum, including modest frame houses in old mill villages, ranch houses in older subdivisions, traditional styles in new developments, fine older homes in established upscale neighborhoods and custom-built homes in all styles and price ranges.

To learn more about what the Upstate has to offer, take a few moments to read First Impressions. Then explore your new community. Whether arriving for the first time or returning after an absence, the Upstate welcomes you home.