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York is a big small town of 8,969 people in York County, South Carolina. It's about 27 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $896 a month.
8,969people
$199kTypical home
$896/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,969
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,057 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,252/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (451 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,733 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CLT airport
- 22 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 776 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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