Sans SouciSC
A town of 7,665, settled in 1901. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Sans Souci a good place to live?
Sans Souci grades B overall, 43rd among South Carolina's 167 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 85% of South Carolina towns and it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 70% of the country. A typical home there costs about $226K, 3.2 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. Among 169 South Carolina towns, just 6 have a lower July high than Sans Souci. 18% of residents are under 18 in Sans Souci, below both South Carolina’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%).
What makes Sans Souci stand out
Where Sans Souci beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cherrydale Elementary | PK–5 | 632 |
| Duncan Chapel Elementary | PK–5 | 619 |
| Lakeview Middle | 6–8 | 723 |
98% of working residents leave Sans Souci for work
Where Sans Souci’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sans Souci grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Sans Souci is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Blue Ridge Parkway and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sans Souci. Close and well known come first.
37 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
3 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
39 mi National forestPisgah National Forest
27 mi LakeLake Keowee
38 mi LakeLake HartwellPhoto credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · 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 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Sans Souci: who provides what
Sans Souci 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 Sans Souci.
Sans Souci is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina; it also has little public open land.
For schools, Sans Souci earns an A
Its public schools are run by the Greenville 01 school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 723 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Sans Souci has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,584 in 2013 to 2,377.
Most working residents leave Sans Souci for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Sans Souci grew to 2,377 in 2023, 793 more than in 2013. The median household income in Sans Souci is $45,000.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $45,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Sans Souci earns a C
Against the 4,024 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sans Souci’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
24% of Sans Souci adults worry about having enough food. Sans Souci beats the South Carolina average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 77% of Sans Souci adults had a checkup this year.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sans Souci | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 24.9% | 28.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 17.9% | 11.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in Sans Souci
July afternoons average 88.5°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 96% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 32.3°.
Sans Souci has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Sans Souci’s January low is 32°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than South Carolina overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Sans Souci | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.8% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Moderate risk in Sans Souci, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 35 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sans Souci.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sans Souci has set aside 1.8% of its land for conservation
Just 37 of its 2,140 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Sans Souci itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherrydale Community Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Verner Springs Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Sans Souci sells for about $243K at the median
56% of households own their home in Sans Souci.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $999 a month | $1,062 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sans Souci
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Sans Souci
About 2 of every 100 Sans Souci residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Sans Souci’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Sans Souci.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Greenville (C+) comes closest.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sans Souci | #43 | B | B− | — | A | C |
| Parker | #76 | C+ | B | — | A | D− |
| Berea | #89 | C | B− | — | A | D |
| Greenville | #71 | C+ | D | D | A | A− |
| City View | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sans Souci, Parker and Berea report no FBI crime data of their own. City View isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sans Souci with a neighbor →
Questions about Sans Souci
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sans Souci, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Sans Souci grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #43 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C for health and A for schools.
Is Sans Souci, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $227,000, 26% 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−.