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Oakland is a small town of 1,060 people in Sumter County, South Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Sumter, SC and 86 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,060people
$123kTypical home
$1,545/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
257Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,060
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,559 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Sumter, SC
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$777/mo)
- Median rent $1,545/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (651 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,165 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CAE airport
- 80 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: D+5 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low 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.