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Carolina Forest is a small city of 26,263 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 144 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,263people
$337kTypical home
$1,668/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,263
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,562 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 4 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,668/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MYR airport
- 6 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk