SC area data
Charleston Afb, SC
Charleston Afb, SC.
Population: 2,334 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,160/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,690/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 93.7 (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
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, earthquake, iceStorm, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 53.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 269
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (15 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.9 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 44
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,004
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 226,174
- Average weekly wage
- $1,226
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,426
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