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Travelers Rest is a big small town of 8,370 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Greenville, SC and 93 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,370people
$285kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,370
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,341 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Greenville, SC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,796/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (266 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GSP airport
- 87 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 191 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 18 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenville County: R+22 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk