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Greenville (South Carolina) vs Killeen

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 62. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 2.7 of 62 points (scores 24/100)Safety: 5.7 of 62 points (scores 51/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 62 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.3 of 62 points (scores 83/100)Visa ease: 6.8 of 62 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 1.6 of 62 points (scores 14/100)Climate: 5.6 of 62 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.5 of 62 points (scores 94/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 62 points (scores 96/100)62
Greenville (South Carolina)
out of 100

Small Southern city with a waterfall park downtown and the Blue Ridge nearby

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Cost of living: 2.8 of 62 points (scores 25/100)Safety: 5.7 of 62 points (scores 51/100)Healthcare: 9.5 of 62 points (scores 85/100)Internet: 9.1 of 62 points (scores 82/100)Visa ease: 6.8 of 62 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 1.5 of 62 points (scores 13/100)Climate: 5.6 of 62 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 10.3 of 62 points (scores 92/100)Quality of life: 10.6 of 62 points (scores 96/100)62
Killeen
out of 100

Army town beside Fort Hood, about 1.5 hours north of Austin

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Where they differ

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, getting there & around, cost of living, internet, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick Greenville (South Carolina) if you want

  • no clear edge over Killeen in the data

Pick Killeen if you want

  • to spend about $64 less a month

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Cost of living2425 ✓
Safety5151
Healthcare8585
Internet83 ✓82
Visa ease6161
Getting there & around14 ✓13
Climate5050
Air quality94 ✓92
Quality of life9696

Cost

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Monthly cost, one person$2,798$2,734 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Homicides per 100k5.765.76
Political stability (0–100)60.360.3
UHC service coverage (0–100)8888
Life expectancy78.5 yrs78.5 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Download97.4 Mbps ✓93.9 Mbps
Upload12.9 Mbps ✓11.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporthome countryhome country
Entry, EU passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, UK passporteTA required (online, before travel)eTA required (online, before travel)

Getting there and around

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Non-stop airport destinations2991 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓1
Transit (1–5, editorial)11

Climate and air

MetricGreenville (South Carolina)Killeen
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.57.6 µg/m³ ✓8.4 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Greenville (South Carolina) or Killeen?
Killeen is cheaper: about $2,734 per month versus $2,798 for one person.
Is Greenville (South Carolina) or Killeen safer?
Greenville (South Carolina) and Killeen score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Greenville (South Carolina) or Killeen?
Greenville (South Carolina): a measured median of 97.4 Mbps versus 93.9 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.