Red HillSC
The town has 15,920 residents and lies in South Carolina. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Is Red Hill a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall, Red Hill earns a C+, which places it 86th of 167 in South Carolina. On that grade it does better than 36% of U.S. towns. At about $250K, a typical home costs 3.7 years of the Myrtle Beach metro’s $67K median household income. Where it does best is schools: its public schools beat 77% of South Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. Its trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both South Carolina’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). This South Carolina town has 1 place on the National Register.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
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
18 miles of trail. Only 6 of the 138 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher trail network density than Red Hill.
| Red Hill | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 14% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
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.
One declared disaster, in 2018, has brought federal aid to Red Hill households. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 64% come from hurricanes and 14% from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1987: 117.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Red Hill’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
Red Hill had 3,091 jobs in 2023, down 164 from 2013. Only 5% of working residents stay in Red Hill for work; the rest commute out. In Red Hill, nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 10 miles.
| 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
In Red Hill, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 41% have high blood pressure. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Red Hill is ahead of South Carolina on 1 and behind on 9. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress 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 is 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 $289K at the median
Homes sold in Red Hill spent a median 73 days on the market. The share of households in Red Hill who are owner-occupiers: 75%. Sellers in Red Hill got 97.2% of the asking price, typically.
| 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−.