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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Mountain Rest, SC Clayton, GA (City Center), Clayton, GA (Mountain City/Sky Valley), Lakemont, GA, Mountain Rest, SC, Salem, SC, Seneca, SC (Fairview/Flat Shoals), Walhalla, SC, West Union, SC, Westminster, SC (Madison/Old Madison)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $137,720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to SC, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
OCONEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
11,614 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of SC school districts |
83.5% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
1.5% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CODE ELEMENTARY 315 HOLLAND STREET, SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5030 |
PK-05 |
| FAIR-OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1964 OAKWAY ROAD, WESTMINSTER, SC 29693 (864) 972-9371 |
PK-05 |
| FRED P. HAMILTON CAREER CTR 100 VOCATIONAL DRIVE, SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5011 |
10-12 |
| JAMES M. BROWN ELEMENTARY 225 COFFEE ROAD, WALHALLA, SC 29691 (864) 638-4580 |
PK-05 |
| KELLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 500 ADAMS STREET, SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5036 |
PK-05 |
| KEOWEE ELEMENTARY 7051 KEOWEE SCHOOL RD, SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5042 |
KG-05 |
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 710 NORTH TOWNVILLE STREET, SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5022 |
PK-05 |
| OAKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL 150-B SCHOOL HOUSE RD., WESTMINSTER, SC 29693 (864) 972-9531 |
06-08 |
| ORCHARD PARK ELEMENTARY 600 TOCCOA HWY., WESTMINISTER, SC 29693 (864) 647-3062 |
PK-05 |
| RAVENEL ELEMENTARY 1700 DAVIS CREEK RD., SENECA, SC 29678 (864) 885-5026 |
KG-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 80.2 | 54.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 13.0 | 40.3 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.9 | 4.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 51.0 | 51.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,633 | $53,807,000 | 50.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $623 | $7,237,000 | 6.8 |
| STAFF | $665 | $7,719,000 | 7.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $53 | $613,000 | 0.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $481 | $5,589,000 | 5.3 |
| OPERATION | $809 | $9,396,000 | 8.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $204 | $2,375,000 | 2.2 |
| OTHER | $243 | $2,820,000 | 2.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,078 | $35,749,000 | 33.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,410 | $16,380,000 | 15.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,121 | $105,936,000 | 100.0 |
Mountain Rest EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Mountain Rest WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 13.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Mountain Rest LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 11.7 |
Mountain Rest Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO SC* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  170.62%
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8.98%
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About Mountain Rest
Mountain Rest is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,336 people and just one neighborhood, Mountain Rest is the 198th largest community in South Carolina.
Mountain Rest is a blue-collar town, with 40.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Mountain Rest is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountain Rest who work in sales jobs (13.66%), office and administrative support jobs (10.41%), and management occupations (7.15%).
One downside of living in Mountain Rest, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.26 minutes every day commuting to work.
Mountain Rest is a very car-oriented town. 98.48% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mountain Rest is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mountain Rest has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Mountain Rest does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Mountain Rest Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Mountain Rest is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 19.63% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mountain Rest in 2000 was $18,335, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,340 for a family of four.
The people who call Mountain Rest home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mountain Rest is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Mountain Rest include German, Irish, English, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mountain Rest is English.
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