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Orangeburg is a big small town of 13,253 people in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It's about 38 miles from Columbia, SC and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $848 a month.
13,253people
$164kTypical home
$848/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,253
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,471 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 38 mi to Columbia, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,031/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1115 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to CAE airport
- 63 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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