City in South Carolina, United States

Rock Hill

$319kMedian Home
306Sunny Days/yr
72°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation72kCenter elevation679 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year. Air quality can be a watchout.

About Rock Hill

Rock Hill is the most populous city in York County, South Carolina, United States, and the 5th-most populous city in the state. It is also the 4th-most populous city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 74,372.Wikipedia

Four seasonsNo real winterEven rainfallThe Gateway to South Carolina, Football City USA
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Location Context
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Latitude34.92°
Longitude-81.03°
Population72k
Center elevation679 ft

State Context

South CarolinaU.S. state

South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 11th-smallest and 23rd-most populous U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 0.00% - 6.40%Avg sales tax: 7.50%Property tax: 0.50%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

Outdoors

Nature Access

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People

City Profile

Median Age35 yrs
College Educated33%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate13%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$319k
Median home price
Rent burden30% of income
Household Income
$61k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

School Rating
5.4/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
The year

Climate

Sunshine
306
sunny days per year
84% of the year
Avg High Temp
72°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
73% warm season / 72% cool season
Comfort Score
78/100
Great
Temp Swing
37°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
46"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
1"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
49
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
46" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 73% · Winter 72% · Apr-Aug 61-76%
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