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Marion is a big small town of 6,206 people in Marion County, South Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Florence, SC and 108 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 $137k and rent runs about $651 a month.
6,206people
$137kTypical home
$651/moRent
91° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,206
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,386 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Florence, SC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$866/mo)
- Median rent $651/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (106 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- High violent crime (1164 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% 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
- 19 mi to FLO airport
- 44 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: D+10 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