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Surfside Beach is a small town of 4,270 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 153 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,270people
$450kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,270
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,192 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (290 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,695 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MYR airport
- 6 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk