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Calhoun Falls is a small town of 2,049 people in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Athens, GA and 107 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $585 a month.
2,049people
$71kTypical home
$585/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,049
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 605 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Athens, GA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$446/mo)
- Median rent $585/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 103 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
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (831 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GSP airport
- 110 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 554 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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