A town of 3,155. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
The 3 things Pickens does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Pickens. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Pickens’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagood Elementary | PK–5 | 567 | C+ |
| Pickens Elementary | PK–5 | 493 | C+ |
| Pickens Middle | 6–8 | 566 | C+ |
| Pickens High | 9–12 | 1,226 | A− |
| Missionary Christian School Private | K–11 | 55 |
0.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pickens Recreation Center | 0.5 mi | 45 |
| 2. Jaycee Park | 0.1 mi | 16 |
| 3. Pickens Doodle Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Pickens reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 49% of towns.
Pickens beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Pickens | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 77.6% | 80.2% |
The typical Pickens home is worth about $280,000, up 3.4% in a year, 9% below the South Carolina typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.
Pickens has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Pickens for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (14%), Easley (7%) and Anderson (2%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Pickens on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Pickens.
City in South Carolina, United States
Pickens, formerly called Pickens Courthouse, is a city in and the county seat of Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pickens had a population of 3,388. Pickens changed its classification from a town to a city in 1998, but it was not reported to the Census Bureau until 2001. It was named after Andrew Pickens, an American revolutionary soldier and US Congressman for South Carolina. Pickens is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area.
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