Lake SecessionSC
A town of 1,268.
Is Lake Secession a good place to live?
The best of Lake Secession’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Lake Secession, against 17% in South Carolina’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of South Carolina’s 262 towns score lower on walkability. The typical home is worth about $383K, 7.2 years of the Greenwood area’s $53K median household income. Only 7 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score lower on history. Lake Secession has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Lake Secession grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Lake Secession is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Secession: who provides what
Lake Secession is unincorporated, so Abbeville County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Secession.
Residents of Lake Secession are less healthy than three in four U.S. towns
16% of Lake Secession adults worry about having enough food, below the South Carolina town median (21%) but above the median of U.S. towns (14%). This South Carolina town does better than the South Carolina average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. The share of adults in Lake Secession who have high blood pressure: 45%.
| Lake Secession | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lake Secession | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Secession stands out in South Carolina and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
For residents in Lake Secession, the share who live below the poverty line is 7.1%. The median commute is under 21 miles. The typical journey to work locally is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Anderson (9%), Abbeville (8%) and Greenwood (5%).
| Lake Secession | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9% | 8.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Lake Secession brings mild winters and hot summers
For Lake Secession, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Lake Secession: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Lake Secession break down as 44% from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lake Secession
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Secession
About 2 of every 100 Lake Secession residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Lake Secession for work
Where Lake Secession’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lake Secession
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Secession, SC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.