Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Charleston

Charleston tri-county leads South Carolina in the widening income gap between incoming and outgoing households—up 5.4 percentage points between 2021-22 and 2022-23, according to ALEX Intelligence. This is not just a migration trend; it’s a structural shift in economic mobility. As high-earning households move in, they are reshaping the city’s economic identity, pricing out long-term residents, and altering the balance of influence in local communities. This data is drawn directly from ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive migration analysis: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-14-charleston-sc-mig-trend-agi. How does this shift affect your investment strategy? What happens when the city’s wealth gap grows faster than its housing supply? The implications for affordability, civic equity, and market resilience are clear. Let’s discuss. Change in the Income Gap Between Arriving and Departing Households, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 New York County, NY — $364,503 #2 Middlesex County, MA — $303,440 #3 Fulton County, GA — $287,686 #4 Suffolk County, MA — $269,308 #5 Mecklenburg County, NC — $266,891 #6 Arlington County, VA — $227,138 #7 Miami-Dade County, FL — $208,887 #8 Montgomery County, MD — $187,598 #9 Cook County, IL — $173,893 #10 Travis County, TX — $165,982 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Chanilim714 (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=52468729; Slide 2: Eoghanacht (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=118967302; Slide 3: ProfReader (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=109948398; Slide 4: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=97073788 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-14-charleston-sc-mig-trend-agi 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