SC area data
Beaufort, SC
Aggregated across 2 ZIP codes in Beaufort.
Population: 3,329 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with hurricane, coastalflooding, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 6.3% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- hurricane, coastalFlooding, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 83% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 71.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot (1.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 49.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 7
- Nearest national park
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (1 mi)
- National parks include
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 14
- Nearest airport
- Beaufort Executive Airport (BFT) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Hospitals include
- CANDLER HOSPITAL, SAVANNAH HEALTH SERVICES LLC DBA MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 22
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
- Mean commute to work
- 5 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 60,612
- Average weekly wage
- $945
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,030
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Beaufort, SC?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hurricane, coastalFlooding, iceStorm, lightning, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in Beaufort, SC?
- Risk to homes is higher than 83% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Beaufort, SC?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Beaufort, SC?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot, 1.2 mi.
- What is the cost of living in Beaufort, SC?
- Regional Price Parity: 93.7 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
ZIP codes in Beaufort
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