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Bonneau Beach is a small town of 1,516 people in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Charleston, SC and 139 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,516people
$254kTypical home
$1,548/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,516
- Part of a metro area
- About 646 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Charleston, SC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,600/mo)
- Median rent $1,548/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,159 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CHS airport
- 30 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkeley County: R+16 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk