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Promised Land is a tiny town of 143 people in Greenwood County, South Carolina. It's about 48 miles from Augusta, GA and 109 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 $87k and rent runs about $898 a month.
143people
$87kTypical home
$898/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 48 mi to Augusta, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$551/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GSP airport
- 105 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 584 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.