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Newport is a small town of 4,121 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 20 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,121people
$342kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,121
- Part of a metro area
- About 512 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,157/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 125 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,297 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CLT airport
- 17 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 673 ft
- 152 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 146 bars within 25 mi
- 330 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+19 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- 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.