Retire to Easley

We frequently have people contact the chamber to get information on relocating to the Easley area. I especially enjoy talking with retiring couples who come in to get information. Honestly, it is an easy job to tell people how nice it is to live in Easley and Pickens County.

Recently, Joe and Gloria Weidemann relocated from the Washington D.C. area after 30 years with the state department. They researched Costa Rica, Panama, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina and decided on Easley, South Carolina. I talked with this couple many months ago and encouraged them to move. They also visited Joe’s Ice Cream parlor and the Main Street Barber Shop to get the “straight scoop” on Easley. The pleasant climate, proximity to the mountains and lakes, small town friendliness, being close to a larger city and airport, good local hospital, good schools, reasonably priced housing, and relatively low taxes all contribute to reasons why they chose Easley, South Carolina as their perfect place to retire.

John and Linda Bucy also recently retired from a town near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They researched many places using AARP’s top ten places to retire in the U.S. Greenville, S.C. is in that top ten list so on their visit to Greenville they ran across Easley and fell in love with the atmosphere of our community. They moved here rather than Greenville.

Both couples attended the Upstate Community Forum in October and were introduced to each other. They had much in common including their love for their new hometown.

These are but two couples of the many retirees that have made Easley their home. All echo the good things about our community. Friendliness of people in Easley always makes the reason list. I hope we never lose our openness and family friendliness to newcomers to our community. That is who we are and we must not lose that attribute.