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Clemson, SC

Clemson is about thirty five miles west of downtown Greenville, in Pickens County on the shore of Lake Hartwell. Condos and townhomes cluster near College Avenue and the campus; beyond them sit mid century houses, the newer village of Patrick Square, and waterfront lots with private docks. The drive to Greenville runs about forty minutes. Clemson University sets the town's calendar.

18,941Population
$48,700Median household income
24Median age
18 minAvg. commute
2ZIP codes
Why Clemson

Why people are choosing Clemson.

A university town on a 56,000-acre lake. Clemson University sets the rhythm: Saturday football, a research economy, and a rental market that draws investors. Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee put dockable water minutes from campus. Forty minutes from Greenville, with condos walkable to College Avenue at one end of the range and gated lake communities at the other.

Clemson University27,000 students, Death Valley on game day, and the region's research engine.
Lake HartwellA 56,000-acre lake with waterfront neighborhoods minutes from campus.
Downtown ClemsonCollege Avenue's restaurants and the Tiger Town atmosphere.
Lake KeoweeClearer water and higher-end lake homes twenty minutes north.
Neighborhoods

Where to look in Clemson.

Price ranges below are the team's working estimates, not a licensed MLS pull. Ask us for current closed sales on a specific street.

Downtown / College AveMedian $385k
Condos and townhomes walkable to campus; investor favourite.
Lake Hartwell waterfrontMedian $750k
Docks and lake views within ten minutes of Death Valley.
Patrick Square, Clemson, South Carolina
Patrick SquareMedian $520k
New-urbanist village with shops and a town green.
PendletonMedian $395k
Historic town square, acreage, fifteen minutes out.
SenecaMedian $360k
Lake Keowee access and lower prices.
The Reserve at Lake KeoweeMedian $1.5M+
Gated golf and lake community.
Homes for sale

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Market report

Clemson by the numbers.

Public figures for Clemson itself, not the county, with the publisher and month on every cell. Ask us for closed sales on a specific street.

Zillow Research, Redfin Data Center, U.S. Census Bureau
Typical home value$410,904Zillow · July 2026
Change, year over year+1.2%July 2025 to July 2026
Homes for sale76Zillow · July 2026
Months of supply4.0Redfin · May 2026
Days on market50median · Redfin · May 2026
Population18,941Census · July 1, 2025 estimate

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Schools

Schools zoned for Clemson.

Public schools in Clemson are zoned by address — the same street can split between two zones. We check the exact assignment for any home before you write an offer.

Clemson ElementaryPublic · K–5
R.C. Edwards MiddlePublic · 6–8
D.W. Daniel HighPublic · 9–12
Clemson UniversityPublic research university, R1
Tri-County Technical CollegePublic · Pendleton campus
Ratings and report cards: SC Department of Education (screports.sc.gov), GreatSchools and Niche. Attendance zones change; verify with the district before relying on them.
Demographics

What the census reports for Clemson.

PopulationU.S. Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 202518,941
Wider areaPickens County, Census estimate, July 1, 2025139,198
Median household incomeACS 5-yr$48,700
Median ageACS 5-yr24
Mean commute to workACS 5-yr18 min
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates; figures marked ~ are rounded. Fair Housing: we do not steer clients by protected class and provide this data for general reference only.
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