Travel Souths Best The South's Friendliest Cities 2018 By Betsy Cribb Betsy Cribb Betsy is the Home and Features Editor at Southern Living. She writes about a veritable potpourri of topics for print and digital, from profiling Southern movers-and-shakers and celebrating family traditions to highlighting newsy restaurant openings and curating the annual holiday gift guide. Prior to joining the Southern Living team in 2017 as the style editor, she worked at Coastal Living as an assistant editor covering pets and homes. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 20, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Robbie Caponetto When it comes to friendliness, hospitality, and warmth, cities often get a bad rap: The traffic, the crowds, the lack of manners! Southern cities, though, tell a different story: Despite the hustle-and-bustle, they still manage to exude the graciousness of small towns and radiate the warmth of a Sunday potluck after church. And while old-fashioned hospitality seems to color the entirety of our region, we had a feeling that some cities would still manage to distinguish themselves as the friendliest of all. So we asked, and y'all answered, supplying us with fifteen of the South's friendliest cities. There may be crowds in these Southern destinations, but they'll smile at you; and when there's a long line outside of that crazy-popular barbecue spot, well, people will respect your place in it—no pushing or shoving. That's just how we city slickers do things in the South … New York and L.A., it's time to take notes. 01 of 16 See The Winners 02 of 16 1. Charleston, South Carolina Peter Frank Edwards/Redux 03 of 16 2. Savannah, Georgia Southern Living 04 of 16 3. Lafayette, Louisiana Education Images/UIG/Getty Images 05 of 16 4. Georgetown, Texas Visit Georgetown / Rudy Ximenez 06 of 16 5. Greenville, South Carolina Denis Jr. Tangeny/Getty Images 07 of 16 6. Stillwater, Oklahoma Benjamin G. Randle/Getty Images 08 of 16 7. College Station, Texas Danny Lehman/Getty Images 09 of 16 8. Nashville, Tennessee Robbie Caponetto 10 of 16 9. Asheville, North Carolina Lissa Gotwals 11 of 16 10. Fort Worth, Texas Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images 12 of 16 11. Fayetteville, Arkansas Getty Images 13 of 16 12. Summerville, South Carolina Facebook/Visit Summerville 14 of 16 13. Wilmington, North Carolina Walter Bibikow/Getty Images 15 of 16 14. Alpharetta, Georgia experienceavalon.com 16 of 16 15. Austin, Texas Mark Lee/Getty Images Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit