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Chickasaw Point is a tiny town of 620 people in Oconee County, South Carolina. It's about 42 miles from Athens, GA and 94 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $881 a month.
620people
$351kTypical home
$881/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
243Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 620
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 284 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 42 mi to Athens, GA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,212/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,348 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 20% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GSP airport
- 99 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oconee County: R+52 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.