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Country around Blackstock is a rural area of about 1,595 people in Fairfield County, South Carolina, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Columbia, SC and 50 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $938 a month.
1,595people
$187kTypical home
$938/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,595 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Columbia, SC
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,181/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CAE airport
- 49 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 132 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfield County: D+13 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
- Very 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.