Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Columbia
2026-09-19
🏆 Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Columbia — Ranked #1 for Household Migration Origin by ALEX Intelligence, 2026.
Where are the households moving to Columbia from? Mecklenburg County, NC sent 573 households — more than any other U.S. county. This isn’t just a migration trend — it’s a structural shift in regional urban dynamics.
Columbia’s inbound volume from a single county is nearly double.
This data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive analysis of IRS migration data: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-19-columbia-sc-mig-in-origin
Top Counties Sending Households to the Midlands (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#1 Mecklenburg County, NC <- this market
#2 Sumter County, SC
#3 Orangeburg County, SC
#4 Charleston County, SC
#5 Aiken County, SC
#6 York County, SC
#7 Greenville County, SC
#8 Horry County, SC
#9 Newberry County, SC
#10 Berkeley County, SC
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-19-columbia-sc-mig-in-origin
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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