SC area data
Startex, SC
Startex, SC.
Population: 480 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $152,606
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +21.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +43.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +209.4%
- All-time peak (2025-01)
- $156,854
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +3.8%
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, coldWave, earthquake, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 166
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Cowpens National Battlefield (21 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Sloan Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 24
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +3,813 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Households with broadband internet
- 95.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 127,736
- Average weekly wage
- $1,066
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 386
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