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Dalzell is a small town of 2,946 people in Sumter County, South Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Sumter, SC and 85 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,946people
$158kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,946
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Sumter, SC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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 27
- 44% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CAE airport
- 81 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 81 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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