Living in Belvedere, SC
Belvedere is a big small town of 5,180 people in Aiken County, South Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Augusta, GA and 131 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $987 a month.
5,180people
$144kTypical home
$987/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,532 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Augusta, GA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$905/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 109 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
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,917 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to AGS airport
- 107 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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