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Graniteville is a small town of 2,056 people in Aiken County, South Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Augusta, GA and 127 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,056people
$112kTypical home
$945/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,056
- Part of a metro area
- About 615 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Augusta, GA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$708/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,917 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AGS airport
- 105 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 312 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aiken County: R+26 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk