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Arial is a small town of 1,919 people in Pickens County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Greenville, SC and 105 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,919people
$181kTypical home
$1,003/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,919
- Part of a metro area
- About 421 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Greenville, SC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,003/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to GSP airport
- 99 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 815 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+53 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk