James Island vs Hanahan

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James Island, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Hanahan, SC

Area Score

Top 31% nationally

Signals

James Island

Hanahan

Opportunity

89 · Top 1%

Climate

81 · Top 15%

77 · Top 22%

Physical resilience

33 · Bottom 25%

22 · Bottom 17%

Housing affordability

75 · Bottom 42%

83 · Top 46%

Access

47 · Bottom 3%

52 · Bottom 4%

Economic stability

71 · Top 27%

61 · Top 48%

Measured values

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

James Island

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

Hanahan

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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