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Camden is a big small town of 8,267 people in Kershaw County, South Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Columbia, SC and 67 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $956 a month.
8,267people
$265kTypical home
$956/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,267
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 744 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Columbia, SC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,673/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (600 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,701 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CAE airport
- 69 mi to CLT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kershaw County: R+28 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