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Catawba is a small town of 1,071 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,071people
$216kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,071
- Part of a metro area
- About 108 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,363/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CLT airport
- 26 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 766 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+19 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.