GanttSC
A town of 15,401, settled in 1897. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Gantt a good place to live?
Gantt gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $184K, 2.6 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 83rd of 167 graded towns in South Carolina. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country, and the median household income is $47K, and 25% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its schools outperform 85% of the state's. 32% of residents are under 18 in Gantt, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. The biggest place to walk is Lakeside Park, 84 acres with 1 miles of trail.
What makes Gantt stand out
Where Gantt beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Kerns Elementary | PK–5 | 522 |
| Southside High | 9–12 | 1,075 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School | PK–12 | 299 |
How Gantt grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Gantt is from typical.
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Moving to Gantt: who provides what
Gantt is unincorporated, so Greenville 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 Gantt.
Gantt pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
Gantt earns a D for health
20% of adults have diabetes in Gantt. Gantt beats the South Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 35% of adults worry about having enough food in Gantt.
| Gantt | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 21% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Gantt | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 15.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Gantt earns an A for schools
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $184K.
Its public schools are run by the Greenville 01 school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Southside High, with 1,075 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Kerns ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 522 | C |
| Southside HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,075 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Gantt
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gantt.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Gantt has mild winters and hot summers
The Greer weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 48 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of South Carolina places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 87% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 32.6°.
Gantt has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Gantt’s January low is 33°F. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Gantt | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Gantt has 1.3 jobs for every working resident, and 7,407 people commute in
Jobs based here grew from 4,113 in 2013 to 7,599.
Most working residents leave Gantt for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Gantt has added 3,486 jobs, to 7,599 in 2023. The top destinations are Greenville (29%), Mauldin (6%) and Wade Hampton (2%).
| Gantt | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.7% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Gantt | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakeside Park | 1 mi | 84 |
| 2. Mt Plesant Community Center | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Gantt sells for about $290K
At 2.6 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 81% of South Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
60% of Gantt households own their home.
| Gantt | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,062 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gantt. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
5 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
33 mi LakeLake Hartwell
28 mi LakeLake Keowee
32 mi LakeLake Jocassee5 mi Zoo & aquariumGreenville ZooPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain
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Everything we know about Gantt
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Gantt
About 3 of every 100 Gantt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Gantt
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Gantt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,229 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area and a suburb of the city of Greenville.
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- Area
- 9.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 981 ft
Gantt’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Gantt.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt | #83 | C+ | B | — | A | D |
| Greenville | #71 | C+ | D | D | A | A− |
| Dunean | #62 | B− | B− | — | A | C− |
Gantt and Dunean report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Gantt with a neighbor →
Questions about Gantt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gantt, SC a good place to live?
Gantt grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #83 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades D for health and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Gantt, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $184,000, 39% 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.