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Great Falls is a small town of 1,690 people in Chester County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Columbia, SC and 44 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $867 a month.
1,690people
$60kTypical home
$867/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,690
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Columbia, SC
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$381/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (618 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CLT airport
- 44 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chester County: R+17 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk