Slater-MariettaSC
A town of 2,381. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Slater-Marietta a good place to live?
Slater-Marietta’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Slater-Marietta, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 170 South Carolina towns, just 1 have a lower July high than Slater-Marietta. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Slater-Marietta has 1 place on the National Register. Slater-Marietta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Slater-Marietta stand out
Where Slater-Marietta beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Slater-Marietta for work
Where Slater-Marietta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Slater-Marietta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Slater-Marietta is from typical.
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Blue Ridge Parkway and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Slater-Marietta. Close and well known come first.
27 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
28 mi National forestPisgah National Forest
25 mi LakeLake Jocassee
28 mi LakeLake Keowee
14 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness ArenaPhoto credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Slater-Marietta: who provides what
Slater-Marietta 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 Slater-Marietta.
Public schools in Slater-Marietta beat 85% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Greenville 01 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slater Marietta ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 307 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Residents of Slater-Marietta are less healthy than 78% of U.S. towns
Slater-Marietta beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 15% of Slater-Marietta adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both South Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Slater-Marietta.
| Slater-Marietta | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 80% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Slater-Marietta | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.3% | 11.8% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 13.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Slater-Marietta’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Slater-Marietta for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Slater-Marietta is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Greenville (16%), Travelers Rest (9%) and Greer (3%).
| Slater-Marietta | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 6.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Slater-Marietta has mild winters and hot summers
Slater-Marietta has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Slater-Marietta’s January low is 32°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Slater-Marietta
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Slater-Marietta | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jimi Turner Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Slater White Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Slater Hall Community Center | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Slater-Marietta sell for about $750K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Slater-Marietta
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Slater-Marietta
About 4 of every 100 Slater-Marietta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
Questions about Slater-Marietta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Slater-Marietta, SC a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Slater-Marietta, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $96,000, 69% 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 A−.