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Hilton Head Island is a small city of 37,911 people in Beaufort County, South Carolina. It's part of the Hilton Head Island, SC area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $687k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,911people
$687kTypical home
$1,479/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,911
- Part of a metro area
- About 917 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- In the Hilton Head Island, SC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $687k (≈$4,335/mo)
- Median rent $1,479/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (945 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HHH airport
- 27 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 125 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 575 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaufort County: R+14 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