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Waterloo is a tiny town of 212 people in Laurens County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Greenville, SC and 91 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $880 a month.
212people
$171kTypical home
$880/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 212
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 119 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Greenville, SC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (380 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,682 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GSP airport
- 87 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 587 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Laurens County: R+41 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.