BelvedereSC
In South Carolina, this town has 5,180 residents.
Is Belvedere a good place to live?
Cost of living is where it shines (A−) — a typical home costs about $144K, 2.1 years of the Augusta metro’s $69K median household income. Overall, Belvedere earns a B, which places it 45th of 167 in South Carolina. On that grade it does better than 58% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind nearly three quarters of the country. The town’s concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in South Carolina’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 169 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Belvedere. On hazard risk, just 10 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do better. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for incomes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · Census LEHD, 2023.
What makes Belvedere stand out
Where Belvedere beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Belvedere for work
Where Belvedere’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Belvedere grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Belvedere is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Belvedere: who provides what
Belvedere is unincorporated, so Aiken County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Belvedere.
Belvedere sends many workers across the state line to Martinez, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Belvedere has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
4.1 miles of trail. Among 138 South Carolina towns, just 9 have a higher concentration of trails than Belvedere.
| Belvedere | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Belvedere beat 62% of South Carolina districts
The public schools here belong to the Aiken 01 school district. Its one school is below. Belvedere’s only public school teaches 617 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 617 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Top of a very low hazard risk in Belvedere: inland flooding
38% of Belvedere’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Belvedere’s workers leave town for work
26% of working residents cross a state line to work, Martinez among the top destinations. Belvedere has 287 jobs for its 1,930 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
In Belvedere, the median household income is $53,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Belvedere for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Belvedere grew to 287 in 2023, 76 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| Belvedere | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 17% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Belvedere are less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
Against the 6,796 U.S. towns with household incomes like Belvedere’s, it is healthier than 53%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within South Carolina it is less healthy than 55% of the 169 graded towns: much of South Carolina scores lower on these measures.
40% of adults have high blood pressure in Belvedere. Two figures for adults in the town: 30% get no exercise outside work, 15% have diabetes.
| Belvedere | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Belvedere | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.9% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.2% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than South Carolina overall
Among adults 25 and older, 22% have a four-year degree or more, against 32% across South Carolina. Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). For residents in Belvedere, the share who are 65 or older is 15%.
| Belvedere | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Belvedere | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 21.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Belvedere sells for about $194K at the median
At 2.1 years of the Augusta metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 90% of South Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
On the market in Belvedere: a median 49 days to sell. Among households in the town, 73% are owner-occupiers. The median rent for Belvedere comes to $987 a month.
| Belvedere | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $987 a month | $1,062 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Gordon and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belvedere. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LandmarkFort Gordon
5 mi Stadium & arenaJames Brown Arena
5 mi MuseumMeadow Garden
5 mi MuseumMorris Museum of Art120K visitors a year
5 mi GardenAugusta Botanical Gardens8 mi MuseumBeech Island Historical SocietyPhoto credits
Fort Gordon: U.S. Army Cyber Command, Public domain · James Brown Arena: Thomson200, CC0 · Meadow Garden: Flickr user Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0 · Morris Museum of Art: Thomson200, CC0 · Augusta Botanical Gardens: Liam Wolff (Ospr3yy at en.wikipedia), FAL
Everything we know about Belvedere
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Belvedere
About 4 of every 100 Belvedere residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Belvedere
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Belvedere is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of North Augusta in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 5,792 at the 2010 census. Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") was so named for its scenic river views over the Savannah River.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 486 ft
Questions about Belvedere
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belvedere, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Belvedere grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #45 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C for health and B for schools.
Is Belvedere, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $144,000, 53% below the South Carolina typical home.