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Eureka Mill is a small town of 1,813 people in Chester County, South Carolina. It's about 40 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 $180k and rent runs about $542 a month.
1,813people
$180kTypical home
$542/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,813
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,433 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 40 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,137/mo)
- Median rent $542/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CLT airport
- 37 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.