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Dillon is a big small town of 6,354 people in Dillon County, South Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Florence, SC and 99 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $630 a month.
6,354people
$116kTypical home
$630/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,354
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,197 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 30 mi to Florence, SC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 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
- High violent crime (1523 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,922 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FLO airport
- 57 mi to MYR (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dillon County: R+11 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk