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Gaston is a small town of 1,803 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 19 miles from Columbia, SC and 97 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $995 a month.
1,803people
$120kTypical home
$995/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,803
- Part of a metro area
- About 339 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Columbia, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$757/mo)
- Median rent $995/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (590 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,060 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAE airport
- 88 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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