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Lake Wylie is a small city of 16,006 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,006people
$486kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,032 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CLT airport
- 11 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 587 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,471 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 161 bars within 25 mi
- 397 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+19 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate 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