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Sumter is a small city of 43,053 people in Sumter County, South Carolina. It's part of the Sumter, SC area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
43,053people
$199kTypical home
$1,076/moRent
90° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,053
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,299 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Charlotte, NC
- In the Sumter, SC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,256/mo)
- Median rent $1,076/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (705 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,706 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to CAE airport
- 75 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumter County: D+5 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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