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Lake Murray of Richland is a big small town of 7,023 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Columbia, SC and 79 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $422k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,023people
$422kTypical home
$1,944/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,023
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,266 people per sq mi
- 79 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Columbia, SC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $422k (≈$2,662/mo)
- Median rent $1,944/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CAE airport
- 78 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 578 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk