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Ladson is a small city of 16,140 people in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Charleston, SC and 158 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,140people
$235kTypical home
$1,785/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,140
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,330 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to Charleston, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,481/mo)
- Median rent $1,785/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,159 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CHS airport
- 9 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 844 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkeley County: R+16 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk