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Lockhart is a tiny town of 405 people in Union County, South Carolina. It's about 28 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 46 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $1k a month.
405people
$71kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 405
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$445/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,868 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CLT airport
- 41 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+33 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.