Living in Gantt, SC
Gantt is a small city of 15,401 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Greenville, SC and 94 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,401people
$184kTypical home
$1,062/moRent
88° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,575 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,062/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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 32
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GSP airport
- 88 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 822 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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