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Aiken is a small city of 32,521 people in Aiken County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Augusta, GA and 127 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $1k a month.
32,521people
$287kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,521
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,495 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Augusta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (442 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,311 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to AGS airport
- 102 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aiken County: R+26 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk