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Bamberg is a small town of 2,996 people in Bamberg County, South Carolina. It's about 52 miles from Columbia, SC and 132 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $817 a month.
2,996people
$128kTypical home
$817/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,996
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 838 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 52 mi to Columbia, SC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$806/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 21.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (798 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,650 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CAE airport
- 64 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bamberg County: D+15 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.