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Olanta is a tiny town of 806 people in Florence County, South Carolina. It's about 19 miles from Florence, SC and 102 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $845 a month.
806people
$115kTypical home
$845/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 806
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 800 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Florence, SC
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$725/mo)
- Median rent $845/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (748 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,933 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FLO airport
- 60 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Florence County: R+8 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