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Greer is a small city of 41,536 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Greenville, SC and 81 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,536people
$289kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
255Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,767 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,821/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to GSP airport
- 75 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 984 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 838 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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