Living in Golden Grove, SC
Golden Grove is a small town of 2,913 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Greenville, SC and 97 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,913people
$178kTypical home
$1,325/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,913
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Greenville, SC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
- Median rent $1,325/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 92 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 44
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GSP airport
- 91 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 816 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 81 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.