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Lancaster is a big small town of 8,921 people in Lancaster County, South Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $868 a month.
8,921people
$239kTypical home
$868/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,921
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,239 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1036 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,650 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CLT airport
- 35 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+25 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High 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