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Riverview is a small town of 2,121 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $458k and rent runs about $677 a month.
2,121people
$458kTypical home
$677/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,121
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,719 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $458k (≈$2,888/mo)
- Median rent $677/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 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 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CLT airport
- 14 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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