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34.89° N · 82.42° W · GEOID 4563700

Sans Souci

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

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The short answer

Sans Souci is home to 7,665 people. Median household income is $45,069 a year and median rent is $999 a month, 26.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $226,500, about 5.0x annual median household income.

The story in Sans Souci is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 15.4% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 5%, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $34,200 a year, less than in 95% of places its size.

26OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Sans Souci scores better than 26% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 60th of 101 in South Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%18
Economy 20%39
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%58
Education 10%42
Commute 10%61
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
$999
27% below the median place
Median household income
$45,069
44% below the median place
Median home value
$226,500
29% below the median place
Unemployment
3.9%
21% below 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.

01

Moving to Sans Souci

Greenville County gains about 11.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in31,074
Moved out25,890
Net+5,184

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K
Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greenville County report $74,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$40,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $999 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,219 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $226,500.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 17.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Claymont, DE matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
23% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
11.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.7%
85% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.4%23% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%85% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure11.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$74,3285% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,0926% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 21% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Sans Souci26.6%
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
$39,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.6%
30% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$34,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sans Souci, $999 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 Sans Souci, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sans Souci 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
Claymont, DE9721.0% vs 26.6%$24,600Compare
Murphysboro, IL9518.9% vs 26.6%n/aCompare
Keyport, NJ9421.3% vs 26.6%$27,400Compare
Hillcrest Heights, MD9322.4% vs 26.6%$29,900Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,219
35% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,336
59% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
35% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$99927% below
Rent to income126.6%30% above
Property tax rate10.6%35% below
Home price to income15.0x32% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.38% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5077% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,4001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,33659% below
Median home value1$226,50029% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.2%19% above
Homeownership156.2%15% below
Renters paying 30%+155.7%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,21935% below
Vacant homes111.0%55% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 5.1 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 88% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 South Carolina places we track.

Median household income1
$45,069
44% below the median place
Poverty rate1
15.9%
47% above the median place
Unemployment1
3.9%
21% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home17.5% +41%
Mean commute23 min −6%
Income per person$36,249 −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$45,06944% below
Income per person1$36,24910% below
Unemployment13.9%21% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,9670% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure302,324101% above
Poverty rate115.9%47% above
Mean commute123 min6% below
Works from home117.5%41% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.2%75% below
04

Who lives here

Households average 1.95 people, smaller than than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track.

Household size1
1.9
22% below the median place
No health insurance1
18.4%
187% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.0%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher87.2% −6%
Born abroad12.7% +43%
Median age40.5 +4%
Bachelor's or higher28.4% −11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,6655073rd largest
Median age140.54% above
Bachelor's or higher128.4%11% below
High school or higher187.2%6% below
Household size11.922% below
Born abroad112.7%43% above
No health insurance118.4%187% above
Homes with broadband186.0%7% below
05

Life in Sans Souci

The nearest National Park Service site is Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, about 26 miles away.

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.5 −36%
Playgrounds per 10k15.7 +66%
Grocery stores per 10k3.9 +84%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.3 +64%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails6 km 2.8×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi5.1 24.4×

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

  • Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site 26 miles
  • Cowpens National Battlefield 38 miles
  • Blue Ridge Parkway 47 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.4 +17%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.8 +3%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
26.2
15% below the median place
Public school students12
88,861
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
106
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure106above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure88,861above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure16.36% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.417% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.83% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k96.536% below
Playgrounds per 10k915.766% above
Grocery stores per 10k93.984% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.364% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails95.5175% above
Transit stops per sq mi95.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1026.215% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles104100% above
National Register listings11County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 54.6 in, 25% 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 Sans Souci. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
54.6 in
25% above the median place
Tornado risk14
96.6
19% above the median place
Good air days15
55.6%
19% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSans SouciAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F2% above
January average low13County figure32°F27% above
Average temperature13County figure60°F10% above
Annual precipitation13County figure54.6 in25% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.02% above
Hurricane risk14County figure83.018% above
Tornado risk14County figure96.619% above
Wildfire risk14County figure55.110% below
Heat wave risk14County figure83.37% below
Median air quality index15County figure479% above
Good air days15County figure55.6%19% below
08

Sans Souci in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 27% 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, Sans Souci does better than 17% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 96%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$999/mo (2024)$1,270/mo$1,040 to $1,550/mo+4.1%
Median household income$45,069 (2024)$57,500$48,500 to $67,500+4.1%
Median home value$226,500 (2024)$344,000$250,000 to $474,000+7.2%

The median home would be worth 6.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like Sans Souci

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

PlaceRentIncome
Shelby, NC$945$48,376Compare
Mineola, TX$931$53,000Compare
Branson, MO$961$51,978Compare
Delta, CO$990$45,250Compare
Delta, COBranson, MOMineola, TXShelby, NCSans Souci, SCSans SouciShelbyMineolaBransonDeltaSans SouciShelbyMineolaBransonDelta

Places built like Sans Souci

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 Sans Souci performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Sans Souci, SC26.6%5.0%/yrn/a
Claymont, DE21.0%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Edgemoor, DE29.0%1.0%/yrn/aCompare
Vinton, VA18.2%5.7%/yr-0.1%Compare
Ayden, NC22.0%1.7%/yr3.6%Compare
Fern Park, FL32.6%-0.3%/yrn/aCompare
Panthersville, GA32.2%6.7%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Sans Souci a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 26 out of 100, better than 26% of the places we rate and 60th of 101 in South Carolina. On cost, space and class size it scores 2 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sans Souci expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.6% 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 $226,500.

What salary do you need to live in Sans Souci?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sans Souci?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shelby, NC, Mineola, TX, Branson, MO and Delta, CO.

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 Sans Souci with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sans Souci itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sans-souci-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Sans Souci, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sans-souci-south-carolina/

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