Good news for a local airport! The Greenville Spartanburg International Airport in Greer South Carolina was named the “Best Small Airport in North America”. This comes from the Airports Council International. The ACI is the world’s “most prominent industry association for airports.” This title was a part of the ACI’s 2022 Airport Service Quality awards which were announced today. The awards highlight the world’s best airports based on customer opinions. According to the GSP website, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) was recognized with five awards.

GSP Awards

Best Airport of 2-5 Million Passengers in North America
Airport with the Most Dedicated Staff in North America
Easiest Airport Journey in North America
Most Enjoyable Airport in North America
Cleanest Airport in North America

While best small airport is certainly noteworthy, the most enjoyable, easiest, and cleanest maybe even better awards to win. As a traveler, they certainly stand out to me!

“GSP takes great pride in providing our customers with a better airport experience,” said Dave Edwards, president, and CEO of the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District in a press release promoting the awards. “It is an honor to be recognized by the passengers that chose GSP to meet their air travel needs in 2022. GSP shares this honor with the thousands of individuals working across the airport who consistently deliver an outstanding customer experience.”

Best Places To Live In The US? South Carolina City Among The Best

We all know that living in South Carolina is wonderful. The Palmetto State has something for everything and we often talk about how incredible the city of Charleston is. But that’s not all the state has to offer. Scholaroo created a detailed guide on the best US cities to live. The report compared 150 cities across 47 metrics distributed in 9 key relevant categories: Crime & Safety, Affordability, Economy, Quality of life, Leisure and entertainment, Healthcare, Education, Employment, and Infrastructure. And in the best 150 cities to live there were four South Carolina cities. Of course, Charleston was the highest-ranked South Carolina city, but another trendy SC spot wasn’t far behind them on the list. Both of these cities were ranked in the top 20.

Additionally moving a little North, North Carolina also had four cities make this list. If I had to pick four cities to be included from SC, these would be those four. But if I were to do the same for NC, the cities included are not what I would expect. Only one of Charlotte and Raleigh was included.

Read Scholaroo’s full rankings and analysis here and keep reading to see the South Carolina cities named the best places to live, as well as the NC cities, and the top 10 nationwide.

South Carolina Cities
11. Charleston, SC

Rank Crime & Safety: 32

Rank Affordability: 109

Rank Economy: 40

Rank Quality of Life: 47
17. Greenville, SC

Rank Crime & Safety: 67

Rank Affordability: 76

Rank Economy: 120

Rank Quality of Life: 38
56. Columbia, SC
Columbia, South Carolina, USA downtown city skyline from Finlay Park at dusk.

Rank Crime & Safety: 106

Rank Affordability: 52

Rank Economy: 137

Rank Quality of Life: 53
74. Myrtle Beach, SC

Rank Crime & Safety: 143

Rank Affordability: 116

Rank Economy: 110

Rank Quality of Life: 35
North Carolina Cities
62. Asheville, NC

Rank Crime & Safety: 82

Rank Affordability: 70

Rank Economy: 74

Rank Quality of Life: 69
69.. Charlotte, NC

Rank Crime & Safety: 78

Rank Affordability: 81

Rank Economy: 48

Rank Quality of Life: 94
82. Winston Salem, NC

Rank Crime & Safety: 138

Rank Affordability: 21

Rank Economy: 94

Rank Quality of Life: 55
126. Hickory, NC

Rank Crime & Safety: 69

Rank Affordability: 57

Rank Economy: 96

Rank Quality of Life: 52
Top 10 Best Cities To Live
10. Lincoln, NE

Rank Crime & Safety: 49

Rank Affordability: 39

Rank Economy: 59

Rank Quality of Life: 91
9. Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Eliot House across Charles River, in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rank Crime & Safety: 24

Rank Affordability: 144

Rank Economy: 24

Rank Quality of Life: 15
8. Papillion, NE
An aerial shot of the Omaha Suburb of Papillion in Nebraska

Rank Crime & Safety: 26

Rank Affordability: 79

Rank Economy: 20

Rank Quality of Life: 144
7. Madison, MS
Mississippi State welcome sign along the US Highway 61 in the USA; Concept for travel in America and Road Trip in America

Rank Crime & Safety: 6

Rank Affordability: 111

Rank Economy: 5

Rank Quality of Life: 24
6. Alpharetta, GA
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA – September 13, 2019: The Alpharetta Historic District contains several historic buildings dating from the late 19th century and older, and includes dining and shopping.

Rank Crime & Safety: 14

Rank Affordability: 124

Rank Economy: 14

Rank Quality of Life: 107
5. Naperville, IL
Carillon bell tower in Naperville, Illinois at sunset

Rank Crime & Safety: 15

Rank Affordability: 120

Rank Economy: 9

Rank Quality of Life: 119
4. Amherst, NH

Rank Crime & Safety: 1

Rank Affordability: 99

Rank Economy: 13

Rank Quality of Life: 60
3. Portland, ME
Portland, Maine, USA coastal townscape on Portland Harbor.

Rank Crime & Safety: 42

Rank Affordability: 96

Rank Economy: 63

Rank Quality of Life: 37
2. Carmel, IN

Rank Crime & Safety: 8

Rank Affordability: 91

Rank Economy: 17

Rank Quality of Life: 120
1. Naples, FL
Naples coastal neighborhoods aerial drone photo

Rank Crime & Safety: 4

Rank Affordability: 150

Rank Economy: 8

Rank Quality of Life: 11