Name: Red Bank, SC statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Red Bank

Lexington County gains about 11.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,570

Moved out14,615

Net+2,955

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Richland County, SC5,6494,779+870

Aiken County, SC380445−65

Greenville County, SC239372−133

Orangeburg County, SC358235+123

Charleston County, SC218280−62

Saluda County, SC208271−63

Mecklenburg County, NC228250−22

Newberry County, SC412

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals

55%45%

Leavers

62%37%

Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$65K

Leavers$63K

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

Who moves here: 3.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Lexington County report $65,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,900.
Income you would need: $46,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,160 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,138 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $189,000.
Getting to work: 25 minutes each way on average; 8.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
3.9%
32% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
11.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$62,889
11% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	3.9%	32% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.0%	2% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	11.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$65,108	8% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$62,889	11% below

What it costs to live here

Homeowners pay a median of about 0.5% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 91% of the 2,101 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Red Bank20.5%

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

$46,400

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.5%

0% above the median place

Home price to income

2.8x

27% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$56,000

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Red Bank, $1,160 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Red Bank, but easier on the budget

Places that match Red Bank on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN	97	14.1% vs 20.5%	$10,000	Compare
Coweta, OK	96	16.6% vs 20.5%	$4,200	Compare
Park City, KS	95	17.4% vs 20.5%	$9,600	Compare
Greenwood, AR	95	15.0% vs 20.5%	$5,400	Compare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$930
72% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,138
39% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
46% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,160	15% below
Rent to income1	20.5%	0% above
Property tax rate1	0.5%	46% below
Home price to income1	2.8x	27% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.7	7% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,226	24% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$92,400	14% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$930	72% below
Median home value1	$189,000	41% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	3.7%	17% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	59.8%	16% above
Homeownership1	77.2%	16% above
Renters paying 30%+1	55.9%	10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,138	39% below
Vacant homes1County figure	8.2%	17% above
Median year built1	1990	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%)
Income per person1
$29,773
26% below the median place
Works from home1
8.4%
32% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$68,004 −15%

Unemployment5.7% +16%

Poverty rate11.5% +6%

Mean commute25 min +1%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
Median household income1	$68,004	15% below
Income per person1	$29,773	26% below
Unemployment1	5.7%	16% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$58,208	12% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.9%	5% above
Jobs6County figure	134,271	11% below
Poverty rate1	11.5%	6% above
Mean commute1	25 min	1% above
Works from home1	8.4%	32% below
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 19.3%, 40% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
19.3%
40% below the median place
No health insurance1
11.3%
77% above the median place
Born abroad1
3.8%
57% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age36.9 −5%

Household size2.6 +4%

High school or higher90.6% −2%

Homes with broadband91.5% −1%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
Population1	11,314	3741st largest
Median age1	36.9	5% below
Bachelor's or higher1	19.3%	40% below
High school or higher1	90.6%	2% below
Household size1	2.6	4% above
Born abroad1	3.8%	57% below
No health insurance1	11.3%	77% above
Homes with broadband1	91.5%	1% below

Life in Red Bank

OpenStreetMap shows 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 94% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

63 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.3 −48%

Playgrounds per 10k30.1 3.2×

Grocery stores per 10k6.2 2.9×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k19.4 +74%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

Congaree National Park 28 miles
Ninety Six National Historic Site 48 miles
Kings Mountain National Military Park 84 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%

Shops39.5 +30%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.8 −12%

Child care centers1.9 −17%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
27.7
10% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
39.5
30% above the median place
Public school students12
64,555
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	76	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	64,555	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	14.1	8% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	20.0	4% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	39.5	30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.3	20% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.8	12% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.9	17% below
Parks per 10k9	5.3	48% below
Playgrounds per 10k9	30.1	219% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	6.2	192% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	19.4	74% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	27.7	10% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	2	0% above
National Register listings11County figure	63	385% above

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 92°F, 6% 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 Red Bank. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
92°F
6% above the median place
Tornado risk14
97.7
20% above the median place
Average temperature13
64°F
16% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Red Bank	Vs median
July average high13County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low13County figure	34°F	35% above
Average temperature13County figure	64°F	16% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	46.5 in	6% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	90.9	2% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	92.1	30% above
Tornado risk14County figure	97.7	20% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	75.3	23% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	92.3	2% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure	47	9% above
Good air days15Metro figure	58.1%	15% below

How it is changing

Rent rose 9.3% a year while household income rose 4.8% between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by more than in 92% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 16.6% to 20.5% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 55.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 26.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 47.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$56,000

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 29% of places

Pay vs rent

-4.5 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 8% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+3.8 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (16.6% to 20.5%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-1%

against places with the same traits in this market

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

Red Bank in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Red Bank does better than 63% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 53%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,160/mo (2024)	$1,520/mo	$1,240 to $1,850/mo	+4.6%
Median household income	$68,004 (2024)	$86,000	$72,500 to $101,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$189,000 (2024)	$271,000	$197,000 to $374,000	+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

Places like Red Bank

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

Place	Rent	Income
Waynesboro, PA	$1,086	$66,956	Compare
Carlsbad, NM	$1,236	$72,306	Compare
Bayou Cane, LA	$1,101	$74,350	Compare
Winterset, IA	$1,095	$67,708	Compare

Nearby

Compare Red Bank with

Places built like Red Bank

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Red Bank performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Red Bank, SC	20.5%	4.8%/yr	n/a
Sangaree, SC	21.9%	4.6%/yr	n/a	Compare
Gonzalez, FL	18.3%	1.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
York, SC	19.1%	7.0%/yr	24.9%	Compare
Conover, NC	16.3%	4.8%/yr	6.0%	Compare
Wrightsboro, NC	19.1%	11.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Riviera Beach, MD	21.0%	3.2%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Red Bank a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 30 out of 100, better than 30% of the places we rate and 54th of 101 in South Carolina. About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Red Bank expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $189,000.

What salary do you need to live in Red Bank?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Red Bank?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Waynesboro, PA, Carlsbad, NM, Bayou Cane, LA and Winterset, IA.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
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).

What stands out compares Red Bank with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Red Bank itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/red-bank-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Red Bank, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/red-bank-south-carolina/

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