A town of 30,051, settled in 1826. Nearly 4.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Anderson does most differently from other towns.
c. 1908 · Anderson - Court Square12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Anderson. Another town gets a different order.
8.9 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anderson Sports & Entertainment Complex | 6 mi | 124 |
| 2. Anderson Recreation Complex | 0.6 mi | 22 |
| 3. Linley Park | — | 13 |
Anderson beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Anderson | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.8% | 17.4% |
Anderson reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 23% of towns.
About one in 5 of Anderson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Greenville (9%), Clemson (2%) and Columbia (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
The public schools Anderson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Elementary | PK–5 | 615 | A |
| Nevitt Forest Elementary | PK–5 | 530 | C− |
| Whitehall Elementary | PK–5 | 504 | C+ |
| Calhoun Academy of the Arts | PK–5 | 424 | B− |
| St. Joseph Catholic School Private | PK–7 | 110 | |
| Central Presbyterian Preschool Private | PK–K | 95 |
Anderson has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The typical Anderson home is worth about $274,000, up 1.3% in a year, 11% below the South Carolina typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.
c. 1908
Anderson - Court Square
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Anderson’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →11 places in Anderson on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in South Carolina, United States
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. It is just off Interstate 85 and is 120 miles (190 km) from Atlanta and 140 miles (230 km) from Charlotte. Anderson is the smallest of the three primary cities that make up the Upstate region, and is…
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One town shares a border with Anderson.
