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Chesterfield is a small town of 1,465 people in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It's about 42 miles from Florence, SC and 54 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $760 a month.
1,465people
$184kTypical home
$760/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,465
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 42 mi to Florence, SC
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,162/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to FLO airport
- 59 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chesterfield County: R+28 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk