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Fort Lawn is a small town of 1,388 people in Chester County, South Carolina. It's about 35 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,388people
$185kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,388
- Part of a metro area
- About 999 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 35 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,169/mo)
- Median rent $1,355/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,051 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CLT airport
- 36 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 109 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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