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Lexington is a small city of 24,585 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Columbia, SC and 87 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,585people
$298kTypical home
$1,545/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,054 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Columbia, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,545/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,195 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CAE airport
- 86 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 555 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lexington County: R+34 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk