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Lake City is a big small town of 5,988 people in Florence County, South Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Florence, SC and 111 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $702 a month.
5,988people
$144kTypical home
$702/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,988
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,100 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Florence, SC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$910/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1559 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,545 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FLO airport
- 49 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Florence County: R+8 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk