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Holly Hill is a small town of 1,218 people in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It's about 43 miles from Sumter, SC and 132 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 $232k and rent runs about $670 a month.
1,218people
$232kTypical home
$670/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 932 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 43 mi to Sumter, SC
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,463/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°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
- High violent crime (1015 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,091 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CHS airport
- 37 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orangeburg County: D+25 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.