Living in Mauldin, SC
Mauldin is a small city of 27,055 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Greenville, SC and 88 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
27,055people
$259kTypical home
$1,490/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,179 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,630/mo)
- Median rent $1,490/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,154 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to GSP airport
- 83 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 757 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 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 10% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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