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Olympia is a tiny town of 935 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Columbia, SC and 86 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
935people
$243kTypical home
$1,228/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 935
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,317 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Columbia, SC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,531/mo)
- Median rent $1,228/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 19% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 25% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CAE airport
- 86 mi to CLT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -233 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 564 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.