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Fort Mill is a small city of 30,775 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $488k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,775people
$488kTypical home
$1,503/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,570 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $488k (≈$3,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,503/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (559 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 46% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLT airport
- 14 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 663 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 162 bars within 25 mi
- 398 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+19 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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