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Wade Hampton is a small city of 20,898 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Greenville, SC and 88 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,898people
$339kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,898
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,381 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (347 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GSP airport
- 82 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 795 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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