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Elgin is a small town of 2,360 people in Lancaster County, South Carolina. It's about 38 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $774 a month.
2,360people
$192kTypical home
$774/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,360
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,069 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 31% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CLT airport
- 40 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 617 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+25 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk