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Chapin is a small town of 1,394 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 26 miles from Columbia, SC and 78 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,394people
$221kTypical home
$1,570/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,394
- Part of a metro area
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 26 mi to Columbia, SC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,570/mo
- Median household income $80k
- 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 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,543 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to CAE airport
- 76 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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