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Edmund is a small town of 1,161 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Columbia, SC and 95 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $852 a month.
1,161people
$164kTypical home
$852/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,161
- Part of a metro area
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Columbia, SC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CAE airport
- 94 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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