Travelers Rest.
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South Carolina·Greenville County
5 tracts·13K people·$285K median·2,086/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Travelers Rest is $284,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Travelers Rest has 8,370 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 22.0; the population is 68.9% White, 16.3% Black, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.0% Other and 0.6% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 42.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Gateway Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (73%); Travelers Rest High is the high school with reported scores (53%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,033/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Travelers Rest is $54,583 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Travelers Rest, median rent is $1,033/month and the median home value is $284,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Travelers Rest reported 2.3 violent crimes and 31.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Travelers Rest are ice storm (93), lightning (86) and cold wave (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Travelers Rest, 7.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).