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Elliott is a tiny town of 230 people in Lee County, South Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Sumter, SC and 85 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $823 a month.
230people
$89kTypical home
$823/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 124 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Sumter, SC
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$558/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (705 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 18% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FLO airport
- 77 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 151 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: D+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low 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.