SC area data
Shaw A F B, SC
Shaw A F B, SC.
Population: 1,967 (Census ACS)
2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with icestorm, strongwind, coldwave 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)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,140/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,260/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,650/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,980/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,420/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)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Shaw Heights Elementary, High Hills Elementary
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, strongWind, coldWave, earthquake, hail
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 68% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 64.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
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
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 74.0°F
- Average low
- 51.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.5 in
- 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
- Congaree National Park (23 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 21
- Nearest airport
- Sumter Airport (SUM) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Hospitals include
- CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND HOSPITAL, G WERBER BRYAN PSYCH HOSP
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 12
- 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
- 2,012
- Housing built before 1970
- 2.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 91.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.3%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 29,951
- Average weekly wage
- $964
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 386
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Shaw A F B, SC?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,650/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Shaw A F B, SC?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, strongWind, coldWave, earthquake, hail.
- What is the wildfire risk in Shaw A F B, SC?
- Risk to homes is higher than 68% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Shaw A F B, SC?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Shaw A F B, SC?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Shaw A F B, SC?
- 2 schools (2 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Shaw A F B, SC?
- Regional Price Parity: 93.7 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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