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Hopkins is a small town of 1,985 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Columbia, SC and 90 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,985people
$171kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,985
- Part of a metro area
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Columbia, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,079/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 26.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 16% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CAE airport
- 84 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High 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.