Thinking about moving to the Charleston area?
Are you Curious to know more about where you live?
Are you Curious to know more about where you live?
Charleston (as a metro area) contains a population of 575,488; making up just about 14% of the state’s total population. Seemingly growing younger every few years the current median age is 33 and females outrank the males with 51.8% of the population. Property and Violent crime percentage falls slightly higher than the state average at 5.8% and 6.2%, respectfully, but remains much lower than the national rates.
Charleston is a well educated area with a higher percentage
than the state with adults having 4-year college degrees and graduate degrees.
Gratefully, our employment rates have grown 4.6% in our area compared to an
average of 2.9% overall in the state. And who says Florida is the sunshine state?! Our average low temperature is a mild 37.9F and
our average high is 90.7F; not to mention we have an average of 211 days of
sunshine annually.
The average cost of homes is $130,300, with an average age
of 19 years and an appreciation rate of 8.3%. Most residents in the area do own
their homes while about 21% are currently renting. Charleston is an amazing place whether you want great
shopping, cultural inspiration, historic sights, delicious food, beautiful
beaches or just a comfortable place to call home.
Once you've decided to make the move to Charleston where do you look? As small as Charleston may seem on the large scale it’s divided into many areas that all have their own distinct characteristics. Which is my favorite? Daniel Island, of course. Centrally located between downtown and the North Charleston areas, Daniel Island is a home grown community five miles long and three miles wide including 23 miles of waterfront landscape. Compiled of six residential areas, shops, restaurants and businesses make the Island a place you can live, work and play.
Once you've decided to make the move to Charleston where do you look? As small as Charleston may seem on the large scale it’s divided into many areas that all have their own distinct characteristics. Which is my favorite? Daniel Island, of course. Centrally located between downtown and the North Charleston areas, Daniel Island is a home grown community five miles long and three miles wide including 23 miles of waterfront landscape. Compiled of six residential areas, shops, restaurants and businesses make the Island a place you can live, work and play.
Currently condos and single family homes range from
$175,000-3M with the price of land ranging from $230,000-5.7M. According to
trulia.com, inventory of homes averages a little over 150 and homes are staying
on the market around 200 days. Compared to this time last year prices have
increased a slight amount and the number of sales has slightly decreased. However,
the trends have steadied over the last few months with little to no change.
Daniel Island has one of the lowest crime
rates in the state at 4.2% property crime and .77% violent crime. Also, the schools on the island are some of
the best in Charleston. The island is becoming one of the most desired places to live in the area for new residents as well as locals. If you've been in the area a while, but are looking for a new place to call home check out Daniel Island, you may be surprised at all it has to offer.
Continually growing, but giving you that close-knit
community feel, Daniel Island is my first choice in the Charleston area. Want to
know more? Interested in homes for sale? Feel free to contact me for any
questions!
*Statistics provided by MLS.com
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