Garden City vs Socastee

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Garden City, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Socastee, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Garden City

Socastee

Opportunity

58 · Top 47%

62 · Top 37%

Climate

85 · Top 9%

Physical resilience

20 · Bottom 14%

21 · Bottom 15%

Housing affordability

41 · Bottom 5%

78 · Bottom 45%

Access

95 · Top 40%

Economic stability

17 · Bottom 1%

47 · Bottom 27%

Measured values

Metric	Garden City	Socastee	Source period
Population	11,591	23,796	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$47,249	$62,257	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$45,274	$33,347	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,169/sq mi	1,780/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$217,400	$234,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,472	$1,246	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	85.4%	65.9%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.7%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	4.8%	4.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	21.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	17.7%	12.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	88°F	88°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	37°F	37°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	48.5"	48.5"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	5 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	24.0 min	22.3 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	62.2	43.3	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Garden City

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

Socastee

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

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