SC area data
Plum Branch, SC
Plum Branch, SC.
Population: 837 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Plum Branch, SC is $110,400. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low. Cost of living is 6.3% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$110,400
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $110,400
- House Price Index (state)
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $800/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $820/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,070/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,400/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,480/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
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)
- Very Low
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 60% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 91.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Barite Hill/Nevada Goldfields (2.8 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)
- Average annual temperature
- 64.0°F
- Average high
- 76.0°F
- Average low
- 53.0°F
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site (27 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- McCormick County Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Daniel Field (DNL) (30 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Hospitals include
- PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL, WELLSTAR MCG HEALTH, AFFILIATED WITH MED COL, UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Housing built before 1970
- 22.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 20.4%
- Median annual property tax
- $618
- Households with broadband internet
- 67.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,179
- Average weekly wage
- $664
- Top industries (by employment)
- Other Services, Construction, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 141
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 median home value in Plum Branch, SC?
- $110,400.
- What is typical rent in Plum Branch, SC?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,070/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Plum Branch, SC?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level).
- What is the wildfire risk in Plum Branch, SC?
- Risk to homes is higher than 60% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Plum Branch, SC?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Plum Branch, SC?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Barite Hill/Nevada Goldfields, 2.8 mi.
- What is the cost of living in Plum Branch, SC?
- Regional Price Parity: 93.7 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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