St. Andrews vs Lexington

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St. Andrews, SC

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Lexington, SC

Area Score

Top 10% nationally

Signals

St. Andrews

Lexington

Opportunity

59 · Top 43%

86 · Top 3%

Climate

72 · Top 43%

Physical resilience

63 · Top 46%

58 · Bottom 49%

Housing affordability

72 · Bottom 36%

88 · Top 36%

Access

98 · Top 19%

Economic stability

45 · Bottom 24%

66 · Top 38%

Measured values

Metric	St. Andrews	Lexington	Source period
Population	19,868	24,585	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$46,511	$87,126	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$28,565	$43,606	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	3,250/sq mi	2,054/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$161,300	$297,700	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,545	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	28.9%	68.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	2.6%	2.6%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	50.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	25.4%	7.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	93°F	93°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	35°F	35°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	45.2"	45.2"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	7 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	23.2 min	26.5 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	33.2	39.0	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

St. Andrews

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

Lexington

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, earthquake.

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