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33.03° N · 80.13° W · GEOID 4563665

Sangaree

Berkeley County, South Carolina · part of the Charleston, SC metro

South CarolinaSangaree, SCSangareeSangaree

The short answer

Sangaree is home to 8,681 people. Median household income is $77,673 a year and median rent is $1,419 a month, 21.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $251,800, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Sangaree stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $70 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of places its size.

27OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Sangaree scores better than 27% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 57th of 101 in South Carolina.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%53
Economy 20%66
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%22
Education 10%14
Commute 10%23
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,419
4% above the median place
Median household income
$77,673
3% below the median place
Median home value
$251,800
21% below the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
35% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Sangaree

  • Work and commuting7% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 79% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Sangaree

Berkeley County gains about 27.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in23,378
Moved out17,951
Net+5,427

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K
Leavers$68K

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

Who moves here
3.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Berkeley County report $72,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $67,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$56,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,419 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,349 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $251,800.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 7.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Golden Hills, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.0%
48% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.6%
18% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
27.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.0%48% below
Moved from another state11.6%18% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure27.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$72,6093% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$67,5184% below
02

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 90% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.

Sangaree21.9%
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
$56,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.9%
7% above the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sangaree, $1,419 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Sangaree, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sangaree 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.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Golden Hills, CA9417.3% vs 21.9%$14,300Compare
Gonzalez, FL9318.3% vs 21.9%$6,300Compare
Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN9314.1% vs 21.9%$3,600Compare
Choctaw, OK9314.4% vs 21.9%$29,300Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
48% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,171
64% below the median place
Homeownership1
85.1%
28% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4194% above
Rent to income121.9%7% above
Property tax rate10.5%48% below
Home price to income13.2x15% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.00% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,88417% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,50010% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,17164% below
Median home value1$251,80021% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.5%10% above
Homeownership185.1%28% above
Renters paying 30%+147.6%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,34928% below
Vacant homes16.5%8% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 215 hours a year commuting, more than in 87% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
7.4%
41% below the median place
Mean commute1
30 min
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate15.4% +43%
Income per person$34,734 −13%
Median household income$77,673 −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$77,6733% below
Income per person1$34,73413% below
Unemployment1County figure3.2%35% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,1796% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs6County figure70,25253% below
Poverty rate115.4%43% above
Mean commute130 min20% above
Works from home17.4%41% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 15.5%, 142% above the median place.

No health insurance1
15.5%
142% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
17.3%
46% below the median place
Median age1
36.1
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.7 +8%
Homes with broadband94.2% +2%
Born abroad5.9% −34%
High school or higher92.0% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,6814630th largest
Median age136.17% below
Bachelor's or higher117.3%46% below
High school or higher192.0%0% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad15.9%34% below
No health insurance115.5%142% above
Homes with broadband194.2%2% above
05

Life in Sangaree

About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 75% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 101 South Carolina places we track.

27 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k13.8 +47%
Grocery stores per 10k1.1 −46%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.6 −59%
Libraries per 10k2.3 2.6×
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

  • Charles Pinckney National Historic Site 22 miles
  • Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 24 miles
  • Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor 52 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars13.3 −36%
Shops21.4 −29%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.1 −45%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
21.7
30% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
21.4
29% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
13.3
36% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure48above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure40,846above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure13.336% below
Shops per 10k8County figure21.429% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.539% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure11.145% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k913.847% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.146% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.659% below
Libraries per 10k92.3164% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1021.730% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles104100% above
National Register listings11County figure27108% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 93.3%, 36% 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 Sangaree. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
93.3%
36% above the median place
Median air quality index15
35
19% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
98.3
39% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSangareeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure37°F45% above
Average temperature13County figure65°F19% above
Annual precipitation13County figure50.4 in15% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure94.83% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.339% above
Tornado risk14County figure78.14% below
Wildfire risk14County figure89.847% above
Heat wave risk14County figure70.422% below
Median air quality index15County figure3519% below
Good air days15County figure93.3%36% above
08

Sangaree in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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, Sangaree does better than 52% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 82%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,419/mo (2024)$1,800/mo$1,480 to $2,190/mo+4.0%
Median household income$77,673 (2024)$98,500$83,000 to $116,500+4.0%
Median home value$251,800 (2024)$371,000$269,000 to $511,000+6.7%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

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

09

Places like Sangaree

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

PlaceRentIncome
La Porte, TX$1,378$80,753Compare
Fuller Heights, FL$1,444$82,006Compare
Macclenny, FL$1,384$73,942Compare
Drexel Heights, AZ$1,342$73,508Compare
Drexel Heights, AZMacclenny, FLFuller Heights, FLLa Porte, TXSangaree, SCSangareeLa PorteFuller HeightsMacclennyDrexel HeightsSangareeLa PorteFuller HeightsMacclennyDrexel Heights

Places built like Sangaree

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 Sangaree performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Sangaree, SC21.9%4.6%/yrn/a
Red Bank, SC20.5%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Wrightsboro, NC19.1%11.2%/yrn/aCompare
Riviera Beach, MD21.0%3.2%/yrn/aCompare
Bowleys Quarters, MD21.1%3.1%/yrn/aCompare
Memphis, FL18.8%9.1%/yrn/aCompare
Gonzalez, FL18.3%1.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Sangaree a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 27 out of 100, better than 27% of the places we rate and 57th of 101 in South Carolina. 7% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 79% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 69 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sangaree expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% 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 $251,800.

What salary do you need to live in Sangaree?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Sangaree?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are La Porte, TX, Fuller Heights, FL, Macclenny, FL and Drexel Heights, AZ.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Sangaree with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sangaree itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sangaree-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Sangaree, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sangaree-south-carolina/

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