Hanahan vs James Island

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Hanahan, SC

Area Score

Top 31% nationally

James Island, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Hanahan

James Island

Opportunity

89 · Top 1%

Climate

77 · Top 22%

81 · Top 15%

Physical resilience

22 · Bottom 17%

33 · Bottom 25%

Housing affordability

83 · Top 46%

75 · Bottom 42%

Access

52 · Bottom 4%

47 · Bottom 3%

Economic stability

61 · Top 48%

71 · Top 27%

Measured values

Metric	Hanahan	James Island	Source period
Population	21,452	12,198	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$87,984	$104,217	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$41,915	$52,756	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,041/sq mi	2,520/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$374,800	$508,600	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,412	$1,695	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	68.1%	87.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.5%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	2.1%	2.1%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	49.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	11.7%	5.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	91°F	88°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	39°F	44°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	52.5"	44.3"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	81 mi	85 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	26.0 min	24.4 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.6	41.7	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

Hanahan

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

James Island

Elevated or high exposure: coastal flooding, hurricane, earthquake.

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