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Kershaw is a small town of 2,259 people in Lancaster County, South Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Columbia, SC and 48 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $750 a month.
2,259people
$168kTypical home
$750/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,259
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,118 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Columbia, SC
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% 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
- 87 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
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,371 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CLT airport
- 51 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 518 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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