Living in Fort Mill, SC
Suburb in South Carolina
Fort Mill is a suburb in South Carolina, home to about 28,000 people, with 1.6 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Fort Mill a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Dog-friendly: 14 dog parks within 9 mi
- Easy flying: CLT is 14 mi away
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Fort Mill: common questions
What is the cost of living in Fort Mill?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $403k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,080 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 97, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Fort Mill?
South Carolina collects about $1,296 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.74% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Fort Mill safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Fort Mill?
Public schools in Fort Mill test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Fort Mill?
Fort Mill has mild winters: winter days average around 55°F and summer days around 89°F.
Does Fort Mill get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 6 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.76 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Fort Mill?
The nearest major airport is CLT, about 14 mi away.
How Fort Mill scores
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