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Abney Crossroads is a tiny town of 208 people in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Columbia, SC and 52 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $971 a month.
208people
$217kTypical home
$971/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 208
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Columbia, SC
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,369/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 49% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to FLO airport
- 55 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kershaw County: R+28 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.