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Estill is a small town of 1,886 people in Hampton County, South Carolina. It's about 48 miles from Hilton Head Island, SC and 169 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $745 a month.
1,886people
$94kTypical home
$745/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,886
- Part of a metro area
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 48 mi to Hilton Head Island, SC
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$593/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1135 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,264 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SAV airport
- 43 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampton County: D+6 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk