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Tabor City is a small town of 3,777 people in Columbus County, North Carolina. It's about 31 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 117 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $809 a month.
3,777people
$116kTypical home
$809/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,777
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,123 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 31 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (108 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (508 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,776 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MYR airport
- 33 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Columbus County: R+34 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 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