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Livingston is a tiny town of 152 people in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Columbia, SC and 116 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $708 a month.
152people
$103kTypical home
$708/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 152
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 36 mi to Columbia, SC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$649/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (950 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,524 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CAE airport
- 77 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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.