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Pine Ridge is a small town of 2,596 people in Lexington County, South Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Columbia, SC and 92 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 $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,596people
$228kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,596
- Part of a metro area
- About 574 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Columbia, SC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,035 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CAE airport
- 91 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 549 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 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