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Edisto Beach is a small town of 1,092 people in Colleton County, South Carolina. It's about 30 miles from Charleston, SC and 169 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $719k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,092people
$719kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,092
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 513 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 30 mi to Charleston, SC
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $719k (≈$4,535/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (704 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,802 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 11% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HHH airport
- 32 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colleton County: R+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk