Living in Edgefield, SC
Edgefield is a small town of 4,010 people in Edgefield County, South Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Augusta, GA and 117 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 $123k and rent runs about $731 a month.
4,010people
$123kTypical home
$731/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Augusta, GA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Very low violent crime (102 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to AGS airport
- 114 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Edgefield County: R+32 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk