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Clarks Hill is a tiny town of 133 people in McCormick County, South Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Augusta, GA and 130 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $696 a month.
133people
$169kTypical home
$696/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- Part of a metro area
- About 42 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Augusta, GA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,342 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 73
- 8% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to AGS airport
- 120 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 430 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCormick County: R+17 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.