Pawleys Island is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Pawleys Island, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Kids under 18: 2 of every 100 people in Pawleys Island
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 88 in 100 (SC: 32). People 65 and older are 71 in every 100 residents. Some 133 people live here (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 68.3 (SC 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points.
Counted by household. Plus 82.4% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 12 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Pawleys Island says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Pawleys Island
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Pawleys Island’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Pawleys Island or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Pawleys Island in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.