Living in Easley, SC
Easley is a small city of 24,841 people in Pickens County, South Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Greenville, SC and 103 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $947 a month.
24,841people
$264kTypical home
$947/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,841
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,889 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,662/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GSP airport
- 97 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 988 ft
- 186 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 798 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 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