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Nichols is a tiny town of 240 people in Marion County, South Carolina. It's about 37 miles from Florence, SC and 114 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $669 a month.
240people
$82kTypical home
$669/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 37 mi to Florence, SC
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $669/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (855 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,356 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FLO airport
- 40 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.