Gaston
- Suburb of Columbia, SC
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Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade C minus
- Crime & Safetygrade B minus
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade C+
- Good for Familiesgrade C
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B+
- Cost of Livinggrade A minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade C
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade C+
- Commutegrade B
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Median Home Value
$92,400
National
$229,800Median Rent
$914
National
$1,096Area Feel
Suburban Rural Mix
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Gaston Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault58.6national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape0national 40.7
- Robbery117.2national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary586.2national 500.1
- Theft2,989.4national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft644.8national 284
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Working in Gaston
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$42,591
National
$64,994Top Public Schools Serving Gaston
- grade A minus
East Point Academy
- Rating 5 out of 5 23 reviews
- grade B+
Gray Collegiate Academy
- Rating 4.36 out of 5 45 reviews
- grade B minus
Midlands Middle College
- Rating 4.14 out of 5 22 reviews
- grade B minus
Riverbank Elementary School
- Rating 3 out of 5 2 reviews
- grade B minus
Herbert A. Wood Elementary School
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Gaston Reviews
Rating 3.38 out of 5 13 reviews
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Retired couple from Upstate NY, we moved Gaston as Kiplingers chose Columbia SC as top 9 cities to retire to. We live on Pine Plain Rd. It’s a quiet, rural area. Many new large homes going up. Most tracts of land are 3+ acres so neighbors are there but you can’t see them. I’m fine with that. Taxes are insanely low. New house on 3 acres $1,100.00 yr. No crime, the neighborhood is friendly, I wave they wave back. Grocery stores, banks, fuel and highways are about 5 mins away. Shopping malls, Medical hubs, Universities, Entertainment, Home improvement stores, and restaurants are 25-30 mins away. I’m fine with that as a trade off to insanely low taxes, no crime and can’t see your neighbors privacy. Not a good location for top schools. But perfect for established couples. No broad band yet (I’m about 1/2 mile away from connection) but there is 4G Internet.
New houses being built, I see this area blowing up soon. Good luck.
New houses being built, I see this area blowing up soon. Good luck.
Majority of the people are friendly, I'd say. The others are mostly just crazy. Some drug stuff goes on here and there but I think it's like this everywhere. Not much fun stuff to do unless you wanna go on an exciting endeavor to the local Dollar Tree. Or Dollar General if you really wanna shake things up. School districts alright. Just got a new performing arts center at the high school. There are a decent amount entry level jobs from my personal research. The issue of safety just depends on where in Gaston you live. Some of it is great, but some is really dangerous. Cost of living is pretty affordable, though.
There are much better places to live. Since I have lived here I've seen more and more people fall to drugs and violence. Everyday you hear of something new that has happened. Which in a big city would make sense, but in a little town like this it is ridiculous. I have lived in many different places and I can say that after the last 8 years of living here, there are better places. There are some good people, but they are few and far between.