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Summerville is a mid-size city of 51,654 people in Dorchester County, South Carolina. It's about 17 miles from Charleston, SC and 157 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 $328k and rent runs about $2k a month.
51,654people
$328kTypical home
$1,526/moRent
90° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,286 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 17 mi to Charleston, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,069/mo)
- Median rent $1,526/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (663 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHS airport
- 11 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dorchester County: R+15 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