Who Wouldn't Love Charleston?

Thinking about moving to the Charleston area?
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. 

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

Building Your Own Home on Daniel Island

You're at a crossroads in life, you've lived in the house you're currently in for more than 5 years now and it seems like everywhere you turn in your home, that once spacious living area is slowy closing in on you. When you first purchased it, you couldn't imagine what to do with all those extra cabinets in the utility room or the furnished room above the garage. Now life has changed and as your family expands - whether through the addition of children or the addition of family members coming to live with you like your parents or siblings - it's time to start thinking about your next step. 

But say that you've always wanted a certain look, and no matter where you look for homes, each home has something wrong with it. You can't seem to shake it, you just can't find a place that fits your family's needs or your specific tastes. In this situation, this is the time to think of building a home of your own. 

You already know that owning a home is a wise investment, and with all the new options for homes that can make them environmentally-conscience, energy-efficient and family-friendly, building a home may be the right way to go for you. Another great reason, you are in the driver's seat. If you want a bathroom with 2 showers instead of a garden tub, that can happen before the concrete is laid. If you want a wrap-around porch with extra room for your wheelchair-bound mother, that can happen too. 
You can put your own mark to this special home. 

If you're looking on Daniel Island, South Carolina, and still haven't found the "right" home for you, then look at this property. 

Located at 112 Island Park Drive in the prestigious Daniel Island Park, this homesite sits right across the street from lovely Cattle Trough Park which is filled with blooming gardens. This property is surrounded by exquisite estates and is the ideal place to build your dream home. This property includes Daniel Island Club social membership privileges. An invitational golf membership may also be purchased. This homesite has a build requirement. Want to see this beautiful space for yourself, email me today at brenda.cook@danielisland.com or call Toll-Free 800-958-5635 or Local (843) 971-7100 to see if this lot is what you've been looking for. 

I did mention it was across from a park right...now that's a perfect neighbor! 

~Brenda 


Details: 

112 ISLAND PARK DRIVE
Daniel Island Park
13,307 sq. ft.
$175,000
www.danielisland.com