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Oak Grove is a big small town of 12,256 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 15 miles from Columbia, SC and 87 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,256people
$210kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,256
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,619 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to Columbia, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,045/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CAE airport
- 86 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lexington County: R+34 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk