Name: Baxter Village, SC statistics
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Moving to Baxter Village

York County gains about 9.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,694

Moved out13,317

Net+2,377

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Mecklenburg County, NC4,0282,163+1,865

Lancaster County, SC8991,135−236

Gaston County, NC669577+92

Chester County, SC507730−223

Union County, NC327318+9

Richland County, SC193449−256

Greenville County, SC165233−68

Spartanburg County, SC216

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals

20%79%

Leavers

34%65%

Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K

Leavers$70K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of York County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into York County report $84,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $53,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,345 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,533 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $670,500.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 23.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: River Forest, IL matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people7
9.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.6%
83% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$84,018
19% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.0%	4% above
Moved from another state1County figure	3.6%	83% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	9.6	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$84,018	19% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$70,054	0% below

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Baxter Village10.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$53,800

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

10.6%

48% below the median place

Home price to income

4.4x

16% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

11%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$139,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Baxter Village, $1,345 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
79.4%
57% above the median place
Median year built1
2007
1% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,345	1% below
Rent to income1	10.6%	48% below
Property tax rate1	0.4%	55% below
Home price to income1	4.4x	16% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	97.3	4% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,785	11% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$117,400	9% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,777	15% below
Median home value1	$670,500	110% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	2.5%	20% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	63.1%	23% above
Homeownership1	91.6%	38% above
Renters paying 30%+1	79.4%	57% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,533	35% above
Vacant homes1	0.0%	below (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	2007	1% above

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$151,629
89% above the median place
Works from home1
23.5%
88% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$61,445 +53%

Mean commute20 min −19%

Poverty rate9.2% −15%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
Median household income1	$151,629	89% above
Income per person1	$61,445	53% above
Unemployment1County figure	4.2%	15% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$63,002	5% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.2%	14% below
Jobs6County figure	106,236	29% below
Poverty rate1	9.2%	15% below
Mean commute1	20 min	19% below
Works from home1	23.5%	88% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 75.3%, 135% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
75.3%
135% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.0%
5% above the median place
Median age1
42.1
8% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
Population1	4,542	6646th largest
Median age1	42.1	8% above
Bachelor's or higher1	75.3%	135% above
High school or higher1	97.0%	5% above
Household size1	2.7	8% above
Born abroad1County figure	6.8%	24% below
No health insurance1County figure	7.6%	19% above
Homes with broadband1	92.4%	0% above

Life in Baxter Village

64 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents13.2 +30%

Playgrounds per 10k39.6 4.2×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k13.2 +18%

Libraries per 10k4.4 5.1×

Named paths and bike trails13 km 6.6×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.9 −14%

Shops25.3 −17%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.1 −15%

Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
51,762
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
68
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k8
25.3
17% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	68	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	51,762	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	13.8	10% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	17.9	14% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	25.3	17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.9	5% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.1	15% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.2	4% below
Parks per 10k9	13.2	30% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	39.6	321% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	13.2	18% above
Libraries per 10k9	4.4	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	13.2	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	64	392% above

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 96.9, 19% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Baxter Village. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
96.9
19% above the median place
July average high12
90°F
4% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
75.4
16% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Baxter Village	Vs median
July average high12County figure	90°F	4% above
January average low12County figure	31°F	22% above
Average temperature12County figure	61°F	11% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	44.0 in	0% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	88.7	4% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	75.5	7% above
Tornado risk13County figure	96.9	19% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	63.7	4% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	75.4	16% below
Median air quality index14County figure	43	0% above
Good air days14County figure	76.5%	12% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 41.2% from 2020 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 21.4% from 2020 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 68.5% from 2020 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$139,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 94% of places

Pay vs rent

+17.4 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 99% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Baxter Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, down from 11% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,345/mo (2024)	$1,550/mo	$1,270 to $1,890/mo	+2.4%
Median household income	$151,629 (2024)	$192,000	$162,500 to $227,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$670,500 (2024)	$1,005,000	$730,000 to $1,385,000	+7.0%

The median home would be worth 5.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Baxter Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
River Forest, IL	$1,554	$146,786	Compare
Upper Arlington, OH	$1,588	$155,167	Compare
Davidson, NC	$1,652	$166,556	Compare
Barrington, IL	$1,500	$147,989	Compare

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Common questions

Is Baxter Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5% a year while rent rose -12.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places. The median rent takes only 10.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places. On cost, space and class size it scores 90 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Baxter Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $670,500.

What salary do you need to live in Baxter Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $53,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Baxter Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are River Forest, IL, Upper Arlington, OH, Davidson, NC and Barrington, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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