Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Charleston

Charleston leads South Carolina in net household inflows from a single county — and the top source is not local. Suffolk County, NY, contributed 186 more households than were lost to it between 2022 and 2023, according to ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive analysis of IRS migration data. This is the highest such net gain from any U.S. county to the Charleston tri-county. What does this mean for real estate? It signals a new era of long-distance relocation, where affluent professionals are choosing Charleston not just for its climate, but for its resilience, culture, and lifestyle — even from the Northeast. For context: this data comes directly from the source at https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-28-charleston-sc-mig-net-partner. How does this shift impact your investment or development strategy? Discuss. Net Households Gained From a Single County, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Suffolk County, NY — 186 #2 Nassau County, NY — 124 #3 Horry County, SC — 117 #4 Fairfax County, VA — 115 #5 Beaufort County, SC — 86 #6 Cook County, IL — 85 #7 Franklin County, OH — 82 #8 Middlesex County, MA — 81 #9 San Diego County, CA — 80 #10 Fulton County, GA — 79 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=45487095; Slide 2: RJ Matthews (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=56161829; Slide 3: Scott Long (CC BY 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53843642; Slide 4: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=129598317 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-28-charleston-sc-mig-net-partner View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902