City in South Carolina, United States

Anderson

$265kMedian Home
310Sunny Days/yr
72°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation29kElevation787 ft
Climate ReadFour seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-most populous city in South Carolina. It is one of the principal cities in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 975,480 in 2023. It is included in the larger Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 1,590,636 in 2023.Wikipedia

Nickname: The Electric City, Friendliest City in South Carolina
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Where It Is

Location Context
Anderson, South Carolina
Latitude34.50°
Longitude-82.65°
Population29k
Altitude787 ft

State Context

South CarolinaU.S. state

South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 11th-smallest and 23rd-most populous U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 0.00% - 6.40%Avg sales tax: 7.50%Property tax: 0.50%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median Rent
$265k
Median Home Price
Rent burden40% of income
Household Income
$40k
Median annual
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Livability

Safety Score
60
School Rating
5.3/10
Internet
Fiber
21%
Cable
89%
address availability
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Climate

Climate ReadFour seasonsNo real winterEven rainfall
Deterministic read from monthly climate patterns

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

Sunshine
310
sunny days per year
85% of the year
Avg High Temp
72°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 74% cool season
Comfort Score
79/100
Great
Temp Swing
37°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
52"
inches per year
Snowfall
1"
inches per year
Air Quality
46
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
52" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
Hover any month for the exact RH value. This is measuring monthly relative humidity, not dew point or current weather.
humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 74% · Apr-Dec 63-75%
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Demographics

Population29k
Altitude787 ftabove sea level
Median Age33 yrs
College Educated26%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home3%of workforce
Poverty Rate25%

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