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North is a tiny town of 675 people in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Columbia, SC and 111 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $683 a month.
675people
$93kTypical home
$683/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 675
- Part of a metro area
- About 781 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 31 mi to Columbia, SC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$586/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1010 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to CAE airport
- 79 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 279 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orangeburg County: D+25 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk