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Country around Mountain Rest is a rural area of about 1,553 people in Oconee County, South Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Greenville, SC and 105 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $840 a month.
1,553people
$242kTypical home
$840/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,553 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 45 mi to Greenville, SC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,525/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,348 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to AVL airport
- 81 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,644 ft
- 208 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconee County: R+52 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.