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Abbeville is a small town of 4,872 people in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It's about 45 miles from Greenville, SC and 113 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $693 a month.
4,872people
$106kTypical home
$693/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,872
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 45 mi to Greenville, SC
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$671/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (329 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,188 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to GSP airport
- 108 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 106 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Abbeville County: R+42 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.