NorthlakeSC
A town of 4,390. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Northlake a good place to live?
Northlake gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $278K for a typical one, or 3.9 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. It grades A− overall, 15th among South Carolina's 167 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $90K. 36% of the land in Northlake is conserved, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 1.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
What makes Northlake stand out
Where Northlake beats most towns.
How Northlake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Northlake is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Northlake: who provides what
Northlake is unincorporated, so Anderson 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 Northlake.
Nearly a third of Northlake is conserved land
Its 1,198 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other South Carolina town.
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. At 0.1 miles per square mile, Northlake’s trail density is against 0.3 in South Carolina’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Denver Recreation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Northlake’s schools beat 73% of South Carolina districts
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Christian Academy PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–K | Grades PK–K | 109 | – |
| Anderson Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 172 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Northlake
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Northlake
Northlake has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Northlake’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.2 jobs for every working resident, Northlake draws in 2,107 commuters
Most working residents leave Northlake for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Northlake has lost 534 jobs, to 2,149 in 2023. 8.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Northlake.
| Northlake | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $90,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Northlake are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Northlake beats the South Carolina average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 16% of Northlake adults report frequent mental distress.
| Northlake | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Northlake | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 17.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like South Carolina’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the South Carolina average. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Northlake | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 42 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Northlake | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Northlake sells for about $300K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northlake. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
12 mi LakeLake Hartwell
40 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
20 mi LakeLake Keowee
30 mi LakeLake Jocassee
26 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness ArenaPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Northlake
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Northlake
About 8 of every 100 Northlake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Northlake
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Northlake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. The population was 3,818 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Northlake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Northlake.
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Questions about Northlake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northlake, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Northlake grades A− overall, better than 84% of U.S. towns and #15 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B for health and B+ for schools.
Is Northlake, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $278,000, 9% 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 B+.