SC area data
Bluffton, SC
Bluffton, SC.
Population: 53,019 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $523,459
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +37.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +86.0%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $523,459
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $205,000
- Median list price
- $219,900
- Median days on market
- 105 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 96.0%
- Active listings
- 56
- 1-year forecast
- +2.6%
- Days to pending
- 86 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 103
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,060/mo
- 1-year rent change
- -0.2%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,117/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,681/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 9
- Elementary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, coastalFlooding, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 69.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 61.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 52.5 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Fort Pulaski National Monument (13 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hilton Head Airport (HHH) (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hilton Head Airport (HHH) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.6 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +1,660 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,007
- Median annual property tax
- $2,533
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 87.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 60,612
- Average weekly wage
- $945
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,030
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