Living in Woodfield, SC
Woodfield is a big small town of 9,465 people in Richland County, South Carolina. It's part of the Columbia, SC area. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,465people
$151kTypical home
$1,169/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,465
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,476 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Charlotte, NC
- In the Columbia, SC area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $1,169/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,322 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to CAE airport
- 80 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 560 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: D+35 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk