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Saluda is a small town of 3,055 people in Saluda County, South Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Augusta, GA and 99 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $816 a month.
3,055people
$78kTypical home
$816/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,055
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 940 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Augusta, GA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$490/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 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
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,134 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 53% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CAE airport
- 96 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 499 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saluda County: R+44 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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