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St. Andrews is a small city of 19,868 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's about 11 miles from Columbia, SC and 82 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,868people
$161kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,868
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,250 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Columbia, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 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 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to CAE airport
- 81 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 573 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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