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Georgetown is a big small town of 8,565 people in Georgetown County, South Carolina. It's about 33 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 155 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $780 a month.
8,565people
$168kTypical home
$780/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,565
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,225 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (814 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,945 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MYR airport
- 29 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Georgetown County: R+20 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk