Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Columbia

Columbia’s net migration balance held nearly flat between 2021-22 and 2022-23—just a 99-household change—making it the most stable in South Carolina. This consistency, not a surge, signals long-term market resilience. The data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s analysis of IRS county-to-county migration flows, published October 29, 2026: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-29-columbia-sc-mig-trend-net. How does steady in-migration affect your investment strategy? Year-Over-Year Change in Net Migration, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Lancaster County, SC — 71 #2 Dorchester County, SC — 52 #3 Harris County, TX — 44 #4 Buncombe County, NC — 43 #5 Horry County, SC — 42 #6 Aiken County, SC — 39 #7 Spartanburg County, SC — 38 #8 Florence County, SC — 33 #9 Colleton County, SC — 29 #10 Pinellas County, FL — 27 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Abductive (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=10016823; Slide 2: Upstateherd (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=115795169; Slide 3: Vrc84 (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=21011510; Slide 4: w_lemay (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=142524961 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-29-columbia-sc-mig-trend-net 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