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Tega Cay is a big small town of 13,615 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $529k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,615people
$529kTypical home
$1,408/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
244Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,615
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,979 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Charlotte, NC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $529k (≈$3,337/mo)
- Median rent $1,408/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 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
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (689 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CLT airport
- 13 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 702 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 158 bars within 25 mi
- 387 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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