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Central is a big small town of 5,320 people in Pickens County, South Carolina. It's about 25 miles from Greenville, SC and 115 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $876 a month.
5,320people
$257kTypical home
$876/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,320
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,635 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 25 mi to Greenville, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,618/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (108 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 35% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GSP airport
- 102 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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