SC area data
Startex, SC
Startex, SC.
Population: 480 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Startex, SC is $152,606 — up 4.6% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with icestorm, lightning, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$152,606
Median home value
+4.6%
1-year change
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $152,606
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +21.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +43.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +209.4%
- All-time peak (2025-01)
- $156,854
- House Price Index (state)
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +3.8%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (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 Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, lightning, coldWave, earthquake, hail
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 47% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 68.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc. (Groce Laboratories) (4.3 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
- 51.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8a (extreme annual low 10 to 15°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 166
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 194
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 136
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Cowpens National Battlefield (21 mi)
- National parks include
- Cowpens National Battlefield, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 32
- Nearest airport
- Sloan Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 24
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +3,813 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Housing built before 1970
- 38.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 26.7%
- Households with broadband internet
- 95.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 127,736
- Average weekly wage
- $1,066
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 386
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 Startex, SC?
- $152,606.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Startex, SC?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, lightning, coldWave, earthquake, hail.
- What is the wildfire risk in Startex, SC?
- Risk to homes is higher than 47% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Startex, SC?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Startex, SC?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Aqua-Tech Environmental Inc. (Groce Laboratories), 4.3 mi.
- What is the air quality in Startex, SC?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 51. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Startex, SC?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.5 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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