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Red Hill is a small city of 15,920 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 143 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,920people
$250kTypical home
$1,179/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
258Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,920
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,452 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,573/mo)
- Median rent $1,179/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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
- About average violent crime (381 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MYR airport
- 8 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 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