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34.46° N · 82.66° W · GEOID 4534720

Homeland Park

Anderson County, South Carolina · part of the Greenville, SC metro

South CarolinaHomeland Park, SCHomeland ParkHomeland Park

The short answer

Homeland Park is home to 6,632 people. Median household income is $40,218 a year and median rent is $829 a month, 24.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $103,700, about 2.6x annual median household income.

What sets Homeland Park apart is how tight household budgets are. After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $31,300 a year, less than in 96% of places its size. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track.

4OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Homeland Park scores better than 4% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 94th of 101 in South Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%55
Economy 20%2
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%6
Education 10%2
Commute 10%68
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$829
39% below the median place
Median household income
$40,218
50% below the median place
Median home value
$103,700
68% below the median place
Unemployment
15.3%
213% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Homeland Park

  • Who lives here36.2% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 98% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 South Carolina places we track.
01

Moving to Homeland Park

Anderson County gains about 14.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,839
Moved out8,436
Net+2,403

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Greenville County, SC2,6542,010+644
Pickens County, SC1,4491,266+183
Abbeville County, SC271339−68

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Anderson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Anderson County report $65,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$33,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $829 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $952 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $103,700.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 7.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Center, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
14.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$57,504
18% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.1%
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%5% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.1%57% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure14.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,6507% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,50418% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median household earns $40,218 a year, less than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Homeland Park24.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$33,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.7%
21% above the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$31,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Homeland Park, $829 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Homeland Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Homeland Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Center, TX9720.5% vs 24.7%n/aCompare
Taft, CA9517.6% vs 24.7%$26,800Compare
Starke, FL9519.3% vs 24.7%n/aCompare
Payette, ID9418.2% vs 24.7%n/aCompare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$481
85% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$952
49% below the median place
Median home value1
$103,700
68% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$82939% below
Rent to income124.7%21% above
Property tax rate10.5%49% below
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.38% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,10232% below
HUD area median income4County figure$95,10011% below
Property tax paid (median)1$48185% below
Median home value1$103,70068% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.6%12% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure63.9%24% above
Homeownership156.6%15% below
Renters paying 30%+149.1%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$95249% below
Vacant homes110.9%54% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 15.3% over the survey period, higher than in 97% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 72 South Carolina places we track.

Unemployment1
15.3%
213% above the median place
Poverty rate1
36.2%
236% above the median place
Median household income1
$40,218
50% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$40,21850% below
Income per person1$22,62244% below
Unemployment115.3%213% above
Average annual pay6County figure$54,22918% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs6County figure72,70452% below
Poverty rate136.2%236% above
Mean commute122 min11% below
Works from home1County figure7.6%39% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%62% below
04

Who lives here

9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 97% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track.

No health insurance1
35.0%
above the median place (median 6.4%)
Bachelor's or higher1
9.2%
71% below the median place
High school or higher1
68.3%
26% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband82.4% −11%
Median age33.9 −13%
Born abroad5.8% −34%
Household size2.4 −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,6325588th largest
Median age133.913% below
Bachelor's or higher19.2%71% below
High school or higher168.3%26% below
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad15.8%34% below
No health insurance135.0%above (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband182.4%11% below
05

Life in Homeland Park

The nearest National Park Service site is Ninety Six National Historic Site, about 42 miles away.

27 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k9.1 −4%
Grocery stores per 10k1.5 −29%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Ninety Six National Historic Site 42 miles
  • Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 57 miles
  • Cowpens National Battlefield 67 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.2 −8%
Shops34.0 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.2 −30%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
42.4
38% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
14.2
30% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure56above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure34,114above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.28% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.012% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.230% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k99.14% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.529% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1042.438% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure27108% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 91.3%, 33% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Homeland Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
91.3%
33% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
48.5 in
11% above the median place
Average temperature13
62°F
12% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHomeland ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F4% above
January average low13County figure33°F31% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation13County figure48.5 in11% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure87.26% below
Hurricane risk14County figure78.010% above
Tornado risk14County figure90.812% above
Wildfire risk14County figure47.423% below
Heat wave risk14County figure78.413% below
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure91.3%33% above
08

Homeland Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Homeland Park does better than 55% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 64%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$829/mo (2024)$1,050/mo$870 to $1,280/mo+4.1%
Median household income$40,218 (2024)$51,500$43,500 to $61,000+4.2%
Median home value$103,700 (2024)$150,000$109,000 to $207,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Homeland Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Elsa, TX$767$42,439Compare
Osceola, AR$846$46,202Compare
Abbeville, LA$829$33,015Compare
Ecorse, MI$840$40,241Compare
Ecorse, MIAbbeville, LAOsceola, ARElsa, TXHomeland Park, SCHomeland ParkElsaOsceolaAbbevilleEcorseHomeland ParkElsaOsceolaAbbevilleEcorse

Places built like Homeland Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Homeland Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Homeland Park, SC24.7%5.8%/yrn/a
Starke, FL19.3%10.2%/yr3.1%Compare
Perry, FL28.9%3.3%/yr6.9%Compare
Fitzgerald, GA21.5%8.4%/yr-1.5%Compare
Jonesboro, GA25.2%8.1%/yr1.4%Compare
Sandston, VA24.5%3.3%/yrn/aCompare
Adel, GA26.7%6.2%/yr5.5%Compare

Common questions

Is Homeland Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 4 out of 100, better than 4% of the places we rate and 94th of 101 in South Carolina. 36.2% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 98% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 96 South Carolina places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 21 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Homeland Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $103,700.

What salary do you need to live in Homeland Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Homeland Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Elsa, TX, Osceola, AR, Abbeville, LA and Ecorse, MI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Homeland Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Homeland Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/homeland-park-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Homeland Park, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/homeland-park-south-carolina/

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