Location
When people call with questions about Simpsonville, it's actually not easy to explain its location. Not all of Simpsonville is in the City of Simpsonville, and if you draw a map of Simpsonville mailing addresses, it actually looks somewhat like a kidney bean. Having a Simpsonville mailing address, you can actually be closer to downtown Greenville than downtown Simpsonville. In fact, you can live 15 minutes from downtown Greenville or you can be 28 minutes from downtown Greenville; all with a Simpsonville mailing address.
Simpsonville can be somewhat divided into two areas, based on the population/retail centers of Fairview Road and Woodruff Road.
Shopping and Dining
The retail centers along Fairview Road and Woodruff Road offer the vast majority of the national brands you may be looking to stay close to. These includes Staples, Trader Joes, Lowes, Home Depot, Target, Whole Foods, Mimi's Cafe, Kohl's, Applebees, Old Navy, Buffalo Wild Wings, Costco, Sam's Club, Academy Sports, Quaker Steak and Lube, Marshalls, and plenty more. In fact, nearly 100 restaurants aline a 5 mile stretch of Woodruff Road from Five Forks to Verdae Blvd. A similar 5 mile stretch of Fairview Road (from SE Main Street to Hwy 418) is home to more than 40 different restaurants!
There is no shortage of shopping in Simpsonville, SC. As mentioned above, you will find plenty of shopping in our area from national chains to local boutiques. Simpsonville is located very close to The Shops at Greenridge (home to 47 stores, boutiques, and restaurants) and future home to Magnolia Park, which is currently under construction and will feature 700,000 square feet of retail space.
Real Estate
Simpsonville has been one of the major growth areas in the Greater Greenville area over the past 10 years, and continues to grow to this day. To put it into perspective, 118 single-family homes sold in July 2011 for a median price of $187,842 in an average of 104 days. In July 2002, 95 single-family homes sold in Simpsonville for a median price of $155,000. A 24% increase in the number of homes sold, and a 21% increase in the median sale price.
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I hope this information helps, but let me know if you have any questions, or if I can help in your Simpsonville home search in any way.
Cameron J. Keegan - Realtor
Prudential C. Dan Joyner Realtors
Mobile: 864.238.7109