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McCormick is a small town of 2,506 people in McCormick County, South Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Augusta, GA and 122 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $683 a month.
2,506people
$92kTypical home
$683/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,506
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 36 mi to Augusta, GA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,765 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to AGS airport
- 118 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 502 ft
- 126 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCormick County: R+17 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low 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.