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Ninety Six is a small town of 2,521 people in Greenwood County, South Carolina. It's about 49 miles from Augusta, GA and 99 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 $121k and rent runs about $845 a month.
2,521people
$121kTypical home
$845/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,521
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,304 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 49 mi to Augusta, GA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$763/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,236 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to GSP airport
- 95 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 131 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenwood County: R+29 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk