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Six Mile is a tiny town of 931 people in Pickens County, South Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Greenville, SC and 115 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $800 a month.
931people
$339kTypical home
$800/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 931
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Greenville, SC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,136/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,040 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GSP airport
- 96 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 193 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 430 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.