LesslieSC
A town of 3,077, settled in 1889.
Is Lesslie a good place to live?
Lesslie gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $258K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. It grades A overall, 8th of 167 graded towns in South Carolina. On the plus side, the median household earns $101K. No town in South Carolina scores lower than Lesslie on the outdoors. Lesslie has 1 place on the National Register. Among 169 South Carolina towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lesslie.
What makes Lesslie stand out
Where Lesslie beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Lesslie for work
Where Lesslie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lesslie grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Lesslie is from typical.
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Moving to Lesslie: who provides what
Lesslie is unincorporated, so York 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 Lesslie.
Lesslie sends many workers across the state line to Charlotte, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Lesslie’s workers commute out
42% of working residents cross a state line to work, Charlotte among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Lesslie for work: only 1% work in town. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Lesslie, below both the South Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Lesslie has added 292 jobs, to 415 in 2023.
| Lesslie | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lesslie’s schools rank ahead of 51% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the York 03 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 583 | B− |
| Rock Hill HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,980 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Lesslie has mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 31.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 88% of South Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Lesslie has mild winters and warm summers. At 31°F, Lesslie’s January low is against 34°F in South Carolina’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. The July high in Lesslie is 90°F.
| Lesslie | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Lesslie, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lesslie ranks healthier than 55% of the country’s towns
Against the 8,503 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lesslie’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lesslie beats the South Carolina average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Lesslie adults feel lonely.
| Lesslie | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lesslie | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.1% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Lesslie sell for about $350K
88% of households own their home in Lesslie.
| Lesslie | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $780 a month | $1,062 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Carowinds and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lesslie. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Theme parkCarowinds
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium23 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum24 mi TheatreOvens Auditorium
21 mi MuseumBilly Graham LibraryPhoto credits
Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Billy Graham Library: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Lesslie
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lesslie
About 4 of every 100 Lesslie residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Lesslie
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Lesslie is a census-designated place located in York County, South Carolina, United States, southeast of the city of Rock Hill. In 2010, Lesslie had a total population of 2,882 people. While Lesslie is sometimes considered to be a town, it is not incorporated and does not have a town council or mayor. Lesslie is a fast-growing suburban area a part of the Charlotte Metro along Interstate 77, which can be accessed from exits 75 and 77.
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- Area
- 6.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 701 ft
- ZIP code
- 29730, 29704
Lesslie’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lesslie.
Lesslie reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lesslie with a neighbor →
Questions about Lesslie
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lesslie, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lesslie grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #8 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Is Lesslie, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $258,000, 15% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.