Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Charleston
2026-10-24
Charleston-North Charleston, SC leads South Carolina in construction establishments — 2,279 firms in 2022, the highest of any metro in the state. This isn't just about new homes; it's about a self-reinforcing growth engine. The data comes from ALEX Intelligence's proprietary analysis of U.S. Census County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 23 (Construction). How does this level of construction activity translate into real estate value and long-term stability? The real story here is not comparison — it’s Charleston’s own capacity to build, sustain, and scale. This is the foundation of its real estate leadership.
Construction Establishments, top 8 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2022)
#1 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — 2,279
#2 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — 2,178
#3 Columbia, SC — 1,609
#4 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — 1,133
#5 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — 900
#6 Spartanburg, SC — 687
#7 Florence, SC — 265
#8 Sumter, SC — 160
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: ProfReader (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=80059895; Slide 2: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=97073863; Slide 3: RJ Matthews (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=56050007; Slide 4: Ted Kerwin (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=97596339
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-24-charleston-sc-istand-23-msa
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al.
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Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 23 (Construction) · ALEX Intelligence computation
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov