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Batesburg-Leesville is a small town of 4,941 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Columbia, SC and 98 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $958 a month.
4,941people
$135kTypical home
$958/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,941
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Columbia, SC
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$852/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (839 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,347 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to CAE airport
- 96 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lexington County: R+34 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk