CentervilleSC
A town of 7,049.
Is Centerville a good place to live?
Centerville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $230K, 3.2 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. It grades B overall, 42nd of 167 graded towns in South Carolina. On the outdoors, just 16 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. 18% of residents are under 18 in Centerville, below both South Carolina’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%).
99% of working residents leave Centerville for work
Where Centerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Centerville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Centerville is from typical.
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Moving to Centerville: who provides what
Centerville is unincorporated, so Anderson 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 Centerville.
Centerville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Anderson and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
Most working residents commute out of Centerville
Centerville has 571 jobs for its 3,263 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Centerville for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Centerville has lost 133 jobs, to 571 in 2023. 8.8% of Centerville residents live below the poverty line.
| Centerville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Centerville beat 66% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Anderson 05 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 536 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Centerville has mild winters and hot summers
Centerville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Centerville’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Centerville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Centerville since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like South Carolina’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the South Carolina average. 21% of residents are 65 or older in Centerville. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Centerville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
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 ±6 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Centerville | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.3% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Health in Centerville trails 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,806 U.S. towns with household incomes like Centerville’s, it is healthier than 67%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Centerville beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Centerville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 14% |
| What stands out | Centerville | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 25.5% | 22.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.4% | 28.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Centerville sell for about $300K
82.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across South Carolina.
The median sale price was $300,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centerville. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
9 mi LakeLake Hartwell
38 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
21 mi LakeLake Keowee
32 mi LakeLake Jocassee
29 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness ArenaPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Centerville
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Centerville
About 4 of every 100 Centerville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Centerville
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Centerville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. The population was 7,185 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
Questions about Centerville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Centerville, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Centerville grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #42 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Centerville, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $230,000, 25% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.