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Lamar is a small town of 1,196 people in Darlington County, South Carolina. It's about 16 miles from Florence, SC and 84 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $953 a month.
1,196people
$127kTypical home
$953/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,196
- Part of a metro area
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 16 mi to Florence, SC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (866 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,697 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 48% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FLO airport
- 73 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 167 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Darlington County: R+13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.