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Mount Carmel is a tiny town of 261 people in McCormick County, South Carolina. It's about 41 miles from Athens, GA and 111 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $696 a month.
261people
$93kTypical home
$696/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 261
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 41 mi to Athens, GA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$589/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,342 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 12% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to AGS airport
- 114 mi to ATL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 140 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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.