Living in McClellanville, SC
McClellanville is a tiny town of 690 people in Charleston County, South Carolina. It's about 34 miles from Charleston, SC and 166 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $477k and rent runs about $2k a month.
690people
$477kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 690
- Part of a metro area
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Charleston, SC
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $477k (≈$3,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,563/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 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 (388 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CHS airport
- 36 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charleston County: D+6 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk