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Goose Creek is a small city of 48,078 people in Berkeley County, South Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Charleston, SC and 160 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $2k a month.
48,078people
$306kTypical home
$1,690/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,078
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,108 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Charleston, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,930/mo)
- Median rent $1,690/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CHS airport
- 7 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 853 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Berkeley County: R+16 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk