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Cayce is a big small town of 13,741 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Columbia, SC and 88 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,741people
$167kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,741
- Part of a metro area
- About 814 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Columbia, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,052/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (503 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CAE airport
- 87 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 559 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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