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Pelion is a tiny town of 985 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Columbia, SC and 101 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
985people
$157kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 985
- Part of a metro area
- About 268 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Columbia, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$988/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 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 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CAE airport
- 93 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 76 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.