Living in Danwood, SC
Danwood is a tiny town of 392 people in Florence County, South Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Florence, SC and 98 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $954 a month.
392people
$168kTypical home
$954/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 392
- Part of a metro area
- About 207 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Florence, SC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (748 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,933 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FLO airport
- 56 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Florence County: R+8 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.