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North Augusta is a small city of 25,653 people in Aiken County, South Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Augusta, GA and 133 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
25,653people
$234kTypical home
$1,169/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,653
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,199 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to Augusta, GA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,473/mo)
- Median rent $1,169/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,562 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to AGS airport
- 106 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 472 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 326 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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