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Little River is a big small town of 11,771 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 18 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 135 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,771people
$306kTypical home
$1,528/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,771
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,123 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 18 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,928/mo)
- Median rent $1,528/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 11% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MYR airport
- 22 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 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