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Garden City is a big small town of 11,591 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 153 miles from Charlotte, 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 $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,591people
$217kTypical home
$1,472/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,591
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,169 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,371/mo)
- Median rent $1,472/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 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 62
- 8% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MYR airport
- 8 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 119 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 53 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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