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Homes in South Hill
South Hill is a city of houses: of its 23,807 homes, 72% are detached, 6% are townhouses and other attached houses and 17% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of South Hill is new: 45% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 18% before 1980. The median home dates from 1997. Owners live in 71% of homes.
Of the 26 Washington cities we have census figures for, South Hill has some of the newest homes. In nearby Lakewood, 12 miles away, 59% of homes were built before 1980, so South Hill's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, South Hill's homes are newer than those in 87% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
45% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
82% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 72% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Manufactured homes
5% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
South Hill weather and your shutters
At Mcmillin Rsvr, WA (2 mi away), August averages a high of 76.5°F and December a low of 32.9°F. No month averages a high above 85°F or a low below freezing.
About 3 days a year reach 90°F, 60 nights fall to freezing and 45.2 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around November and least in July.
That's more freezing nights than in 53% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 55 min on the longest day to 8 h 29 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 66° above the horizon in June and 19° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Mcmillin Rsvr, WA (temperature) and Mcmillin Rsvr, WA (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46.1°F | 33.3°F | 6.1 in |
| Feb | 48°F | 33.1°F | 4.3 in |
| Mar | 52.4°F | 35.7°F | 4.8 in |
| Apr | 57.3°F | 38.7°F | 3.9 in |
| May | 64.3°F | 44.5°F | 3 in |
| Jun | 69°F | 49°F | 2.3 in |
| Jul | 75.7°F | 52.4°F | 0.9 in |
| Aug | 76.5°F | 52.6°F | 0.9 in |
| Sep | 69.6°F | 48.2°F | 1.8 in |
| Oct | 59.1°F | 41.7°F | 4.1 in |
| Nov | 50.3°F | 36.1°F | 7.1 in |
| Dec | 45°F | 32.9°F | 6 in |
Wet months
45.2 inches of precipitation a year keeps the air damp for long stretches. Steam and condensation are hard on any joint, so in kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms keep the air moving and wipe water off the sill before it sits.
Fitting them in South Hill
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in South Hill
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using South Hill’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.