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Seabrook Island is a small town of 2,204 people in Charleston County, South Carolina. It's about 21 miles from Charleston, SC and 178 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
2,204people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
89° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 21 mi to Charleston, SC
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,315/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (388 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,086 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 5% of households have kids
- 55% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CHS airport
- 24 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 492 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charleston County: D+6 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk