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Harleyville is a tiny town of 592 people in Dorchester County, South Carolina. It's about 38 miles from Charleston, SC and 140 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 $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
592people
$200kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 592
- Part of a metro area
- About 557 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Charleston, SC
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,259/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CHS airport
- 32 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 156 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dorchester County: R+15 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.