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Barnwell is a small town of 4,613 people in Barnwell County, South Carolina. It's about 39 miles from Augusta, GA and 139 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $678 a month.
4,613people
$145kTypical home
$678/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,613
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 588 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 39 mi to Augusta, GA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (705 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,359 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AGS airport
- 78 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnwell County: R+16 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