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Cherryvale is a small town of 2,611 people in Sumter County, South Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Sumter, SC and 90 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $809 a month.
2,611people
$91kTypical home
$809/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,611
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,443 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Sumter, SC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (651 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,165 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 22% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CAE airport
- 77 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: D+5 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