NorthlakeSC
4,390 residents make their home in this town in South Carolina. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Northlake a good place to live?
Northlake ranks 15th of 167 in South Carolina, with an A− overall. That leaves it better than 84% of U.S. towns. Its strongest subject is incomes — the median household earns $90K. It also does well on schools: its schools outperform 73% of the state's. What counts against it is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. At about $278K, a typical home costs 3.9 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. 36% of the land locally is conserved, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 1.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
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.
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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.
Northlake keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
Its 1,198 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other South Carolina town.
The concentration of trails in Northlake is 0.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 2 acres here.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Denver Recreation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| 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
Top of a low hazard risk in Northlake: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 54% of Northlake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Northlake brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
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
The share of residents in Northlake who live below the poverty line: 8.8%. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Employers in Northlake shed 534 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,149. For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.
| 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 three in five U.S. towns
In Northlake, just over one in ten adults smoke cigarettes. Against the South Carolina average, Northlake comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. 16% of adults in Northlake report frequent mental distress; 13% worry about having enough food.
| 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
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the South Carolina average. For adults 25 and older in Northlake, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 35%. Also worth knowing: the town’s age of the median resident is 42 years.
| 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 $291K at the median
Among households in Northlake, 79% live in a home they own. A home in Northlake typically sold within 82 days of listing. Sellers in Northlake got 95.7% of the asking price, typically.
| Northlake | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,038 a month | $1,062 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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+.