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Fountain Inn is a big small town of 12,020 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Greenville, SC and 85 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,020people
$275kTypical home
$1,184/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,020
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,398 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,736/mo)
- Median rent $1,184/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,006 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GSP airport
- 80 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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