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Pickens is a small town of 3,155 people in Pickens County, South Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Greenville, SC and 109 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $828 a month.
3,155people
$204kTypical home
$828/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,031 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Greenville, SC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,287/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,535 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GSP airport
- 97 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 194 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+53 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk