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Forestbrook is a big small town of 7,479 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 147 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,479people
$336kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,479
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,038 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MYR airport
- 4 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.