SC area data
Ruffin, SC
Ruffin, SC.
Population: 2,286 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $204,353
- 1-year appreciation
- +3.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +15.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +22.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +93.7%
- All-time peak (2024-08)
- $207,474
- 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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- hurricane, coastalFlooding, earthquake, iceStorm, lightning
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
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (37 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hannah Rhea Field (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +116 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,990
- Median annual property tax
- $813
- Households with broadband internet
- 51.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,228
- Average weekly wage
- $872
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 42
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