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Lugoff is a big small town of 9,786 people in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Columbia, SC and 69 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $915 a month.
9,786people
$224kTypical home
$915/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,786
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 430 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Columbia, SC
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,412/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (559 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CAE airport
- 71 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 322 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kershaw County: R+28 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk