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Watts Mills is a small town of 1,942 people in Laurens County, South Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 81 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $817 a month.
1,942people
$108kTypical home
$817/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,942
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$683/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year 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 31
- 33% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GSP airport
- 76 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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