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Sharon is a tiny town of 431 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 34 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $875 a month.
431people
$222kTypical home
$875/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 431
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year 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
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CLT airport
- 29 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 637 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 383 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.