Red Hill vs Long Beach

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Red Hill, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Long Beach, MS

Area Score

Top 31% nationally

Signals

Red Hill

Long Beach

Opportunity

64 · Top 34%

66 · Top 30%

Climate

85 · Top 9%

78 · Top 20%

Physical resilience

21 · Bottom 15%

23 · Bottom 18%

Housing affordability

86 · Top 40%

93 · Top 25%

Access

95 · Top 40%

92 · Top 49%

Economic stability

33 · Bottom 10%

49 · Bottom 29%

Measured values

Metric	Red Hill	Long Beach	Source period
Population	15,920	17,009	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$68,250	$70,332	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,060	$35,555	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	1,452/sq mi	1,661/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$249,500	$215,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,179	$1,215	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	74.5%	65.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	4.8%	-0.9%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	35.6%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	19.1%	11.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	88°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	37°F	42°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	48.5"	62.8"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	17 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	23.0 min	24.9 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	46.9	39.6	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

Red Hill

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

Long Beach

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

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