SC area data
Ward, SC
Ward, SC.
Population: 611 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 47.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Saluda County Airport (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 12
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $385
- Households with broadband internet
- 32.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,826
- Average weekly wage
- $866
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 52
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