A town of 8,969. A typical home worth about $354K.
The 3 things York does most differently from other towns.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
It's a beautiful Sunday morning in York with a clear low of 50° tonight and sunny skies expected for the rest of the week. As we enjoy the…
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Ordered by what stands out in York. Another town gets a different order.
The typical York home is worth about $354,000, down 0.9% in a year, 16% above the South Carolina typical home.
York reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 43% of towns.
York beats the South Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | York | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.4% | 17.4% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
York has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave York for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Rock Hill (18%), Charlotte (15%) and Columbia (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
0.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. York Recreation Complex | 0.3 mi | 39 |
| 2. McCelvey Field | — | 11 |
| 3. York Recreation Center | — | 8 |
The public schools York’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Belt Elementary | PK–4 | 428 | B− |
| Hunter Street Elementary | PK–4 | 427 | B+ |
| Harold C. Johnson Elementary | PK–4 | 388 | C |
| Jefferson Elementary | PK–4 | 378 | C+ |
| York Middle | 7–8 | 789 | C |
| York Intermediate | 5–6 | 624 | C |
18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in York on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in South Carolina, United States
York is a city in and the county seat of York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was approximately 7,736 at the 2010 census, and up to 8,053 as of the 2020 census. York is located approximately 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina and 13 miles (21 km) west of Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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