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Chester is a big small town of 5,218 people in Chester County, South Carolina. It's about 41 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $902 a month.
5,218people
$123kTypical home
$902/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,579 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 41 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$776/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (618 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CLT airport
- 38 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chester County: R+17 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk