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Ridgeway is a tiny town of 261 people in Fairfield County, South Carolina. It's about 19 miles from Columbia, SC and 63 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $635 a month.
261people
$170kTypical home
$635/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 261
- Part of a metro area
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Columbia, SC
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CAE airport
- 63 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 116 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfield County: D+13 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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