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Lynchburg is a tiny town of 323 people in Lee County, South Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Florence, SC and 90 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $833 a month.
323people
$107kTypical home
$833/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 323
- Part of a metro area
- About 285 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Florence, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $18k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (705 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to FLO airport
- 71 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 176 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: D+18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.