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Walterboro is a big small town of 5,480 people in Colleton County, South Carolina. It's about 41 miles from Charleston, SC and 160 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $965 a month.
5,480people
$184kTypical home
$965/moRent
91° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,480
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 41 mi to Charleston, SC
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,157/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (923 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,089 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to CHS airport
- 37 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colleton County: R+18 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk