Red HillSC
A town of 15,920. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Red Hill a good place to live?
Red Hill grades C+ overall, ranked 86th of 167 in South Carolina, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 77% of South Carolina towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Red Hill’s trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both South Carolina’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Red Hill has 1 place on the National Register.
What makes Red Hill stand out
Where Red Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Red Hill has grown 20% from 2010 to 2020
13,223 counted in 2010 and 15,906 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Red Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Red Hill is from typical.
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Moving to Red Hill: who provides what
Red Hill is unincorporated, so Horry County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Red Hill.
Red Hill has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of South Carolina (mostly hurricanes).
Open space protected for good: 14% of Red Hill
Only 6 of the 138 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Red Hill. 18 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Red Hill’s grade for schools is an A−
The Horry 01 school district runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Red Hill, with 1,603 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waccamaw ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,047 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: very high risk in Red Hill, mostly hurricanes
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of South Carolina towns, with expected losses of about $390 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Paid flood insurance claims in Red Hill since 1987: 117. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 64% come from hurricanes and 14% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2018, has brought federal aid to Red Hill households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Red Hill’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 10 miles. In Red Hill, 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 5% of working residents stay in Red Hill for work; the rest commute out. The town’s mean commuting time is 22 minutes.
| Red Hill | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Red Hill is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
Red Hill: 15% of adults binge drink, near the South Carolina town median (15%) and below the median of U.S. towns (16%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Red Hill is ahead of South Carolina on 1 and behind on 9. 30% of adults feel lonely here.
| Red Hill | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Red Hill | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 80.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Red Hill has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons average 90.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 76% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 35.7°.
The town’s January low stands at 36°F.
| Red Hill | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 36°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Red Hill sells for about $329K at the median
Homes sold in Red Hill spent a median 75 days on the market. Sellers in Red Hill got 97.6% of the asking price, typically. Also worth knowing: in Red Hill, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,179 a month.
| Red Hill | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,179 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grand Strand and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Red Hill. Close and well known come first.
10 mi BeachGrand Strand
18 mi MuseumBrookgreen Gardens
10 mi Theme parkFamily Kingdom Amusement Park
18 mi MuseumHuntington Beach State Park
5 mi MuseumUnited States Post Office
5 mi MuseumBurroughs SchoolPhoto credits
Grand Strand: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Brookgreen Gardens: Hisland7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Family Kingdom Amusement Park: Fk714, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Beach State Park: Original uploader was Pendragon1998 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · United States Post Office: Pubdog, Public domain · Burroughs School: Pubdog, Public domain
Everything we know about Red Hill
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Red Hill
About 8 of every 100 Red Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
95% of working residents leave Red Hill for work
Where Red Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Red Hill
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Red Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 13,223 at the 2010 census, up from 10,509 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
Red Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Red Hill.
Red Hill and Socastee report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Red Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Red Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Red Hill, SC a good place to live?
Red Hill grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #86 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Red Hill, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $250,000, 18% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.