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Sullivan's Island is a small town of 2,087 people in Charleston County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Charleston, SC and 178 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,087people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,998/moRent
91° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 835 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Charleston, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,998/mo
- Median household income $193k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,407 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CHS airport
- 15 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.