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Lyman is a big small town of 6,547 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 75 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,547people
$278kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,547
- Part of a metro area
- About 981 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GSP airport
- 69 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 771 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spartanburg County: R+34 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk