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Five Forks is a small city of 18,656 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Greenville, SC and 83 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $452k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,656people
$452kTypical home
$2,178/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,656
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,464 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $452k (≈$2,852/mo)
- Median rent $2,178/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GSP airport
- 78 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 175 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 811 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenville County: R+22 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk