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Arthurtown is a small town of 3,272 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 8 miles from Columbia, SC and 86 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $830 a month.
3,272people
$181kTypical home
$830/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,758 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to Columbia, SC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,144/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 11% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 50% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CAE airport
- 86 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 25% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 557 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.