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Cottageville is a small town of 1,196 people in Colleton County, South Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Charleston, SC and 158 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $934 a month.
1,196people
$165kTypical home
$934/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- Part of a metro area
- About 350 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Charleston, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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
- Above-average violent crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CHS airport
- 26 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colleton County: R+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.