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Springdale is a small town of 2,198 people in Lancaster County, South Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $943 a month.
2,198people
$115kTypical home
$943/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,198
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 520 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 36 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$723/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (323 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,371 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CLT airport
- 37 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+25 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk