Sans SouciSC
Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina. With 7,665 residents, this town was settled in 1901.
Is Sans Souci a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Its strongest subject is schools (A): its schools rank ahead of 85% of South Carolina towns. It also does well on walkability: it is more walkable than just over four fifths of U.S. towns. The drawback is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 70% of the country. Incomes are weaker too (C+) — the median household income is $45K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $226K, 3.2 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking 43rd of 167 in South Carolina. Nationally, it does better than nearly three fifths of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
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.
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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
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
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Greenville 01 school district.
| 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.
Sans Souci: 1.7% of working residents work locally, below both South Carolina’s towns (6.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs in Sans Souci grew by 793 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,377. The share of workers in Sans Souci who do their job from home: 18%. The top destinations are Greenville (28%), Mauldin (4%) and Wade Hampton (3%).
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 8.6% | 11% |
| 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% |
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 that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Sans Souci. Sans Souci: 14% of adults have diabetes, against 15% in South Carolina’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Among 169 South Carolina towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sans Souci.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 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
In Sans Souci, expect mild winters and hot summers
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°.
Among 169 South Carolina towns, just 6 have a lower midsummer high than Sans Souci. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter. Its January low stands at 32°F.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
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). 18% of Sans Souci residents are under 18. South Carolina has 32% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 28%.
| Sans Souci | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| 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
Sans Souci has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Sans Souci since 1978: 35. Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 59% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes.
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−.
Trails run 0.1 miles 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 $250K at the median
Homes sold in Sans Souci spent a median 48 days on the market. Among households locally, 56% own their home. Also worth knowing: the town’s going rate for rent stands at $999 a month.
| 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
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.
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−.
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