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Powdersville is a big small town of 10,771 people in Anderson County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Greenville, SC and 99 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $335k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,771people
$335kTypical home
$1,232/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $335k (≈$2,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,232/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (388 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,083 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GSP airport
- 93 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 932 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 812 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+47 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