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Cheraw is a small town of 4,960 people in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Florence, SC and 63 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $800 a month.
4,960people
$152kTypical home
$800/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,960
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Florence, SC
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 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
- High violent crime (895 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to FLO airport
- 68 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chesterfield County: R+28 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk