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Clio SC

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A town of 840. A typical home worth about $128K.

Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
840
−16.3% since 2010
Typical home
$128K
−21.8% in a year
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
70
A commuter town

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Small town

840 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Clio home is worth about $128K

The typical Clio home is worth about $128,000, down 21.8% in a year, 58% below the South Carolina typical home.

$128KZillow home value

Typical home value

Clio$128K
South Carolina$306K
−21.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Clio’s public schools outperform 10% of South Carolina districts

The public schools Clio’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Clio ElementaryPK–5188D
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Clio

Most working residents leave Clio for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Bennettsville (10%), Florence (5%) and Little Rock (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Clio3%
Bennettsville10%
Florence5%
Little Rock4%
Lumberton4%
27 mi
median commute distance
70
jobs based in Clio
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Clio has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–57°
Spring50–75°
Summer69–90°
Fall52–75°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Safety

Crime reported in Clio

16 crimes were reported in Clio in 2024: 10 property and 6 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.

Clio is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

6
violent crimes reported in 2024
10
property crimes reported in 2024
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

How healthy Clio is

Clio beats the South Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.

32 measures vs. South Carolina
4 better6 too close to call22 worse
What stands outClioSC
Fewer binge drinkers10.9%15.7%
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.4%8.6%
More adults facing food insecurity34%17.4%
Scotland Memorial Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Clio for work

Where Clio’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Bennettsville Bennettsville 10% 5% → Florence Florence 5% 4% → Little Rock Little Rock 4% 4% → Lumberton Lumberton 4% 3% → Laurinburg Laurinburg 3% 3% → Columbia Columbia 3% Clio · 3% stay
70jobs based in Clio
3%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Clio - Main Street
c. 1908 · Clio - Main Street · Wikimedia Commons
Clio’s story

Clio in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

Clio - Main Street, looking southSCMap-doton-ClioClio Historic District Sternberger-Welch-Hamer House
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Landmarks

2 places in Clio on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Clio

Town in South Carolina, United States

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Clio (pronounced CLY-oh) is a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clio had a population of 608. Marlboro School of Discovery was a magnet school in Clio, South Carolina and was part of the Marlboro County School District.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
608
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
190 ft
ZIP code
29525
Area code
843

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