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Darlington is a big small town of 6,120 people in Darlington County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Florence, SC and 83 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 $172k and rent runs about $840 a month.
6,120people
$172kTypical home
$840/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,299 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Florence, SC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,087/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- High violent crime (978 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to FLO airport
- 69 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 140 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Darlington County: R+13 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