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Lake Secession is a small town of 1,268 people in Abbeville County, South Carolina. It's about 40 miles from Greenville, SC and 111 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,268people
$383kTypical home
$889/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,268
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 40 mi to Greenville, SC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,413/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (831 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to GSP airport
- 113 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 577 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Abbeville County: R+42 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.