SC area data
Fairfax, SC
Fairfax, SC.
Population: 3,396 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $81,980
- 1-year appreciation
- -6.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -10.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +4.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +34.3%
- All-time peak (2022-09)
- $97,588
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
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
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- hurricane
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 65.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 53.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 53.3 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (53 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Allendale County Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) (41 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -49 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $545
- Mean commute to work
- 36 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 48.5%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,542
- Average weekly wage
- $1,114
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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