Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Grand Strand

ZIP 29577 leads South Carolina in the top-to-median affordability gap—5.9x—according to ALEX Intelligence’s latest analysis of 2024 American Community Survey data. This isn't a statewide trend; it's a hyper-local fracture in housing value distribution. What does this mean for equity, investment, and access in the Grand Strand? How can communities ensure that growth benefits all residents, not just those in select ZIP codes? This analysis is based on: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-grand-strand-spread-value-to-income-zcta Top-to-Median Affordability Gap, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 ZIP 29577 — 5.9x #2 ZIP 29582 — 5.8x #3 ZIP 29585 — 5.7x #4 ZIP 29572 — 5.0x #5 ZIP 29576 — 4.8x #6 ZIP 29566 — 4.8x #7 ZIP 29579 — 4.4x #8 ZIP 29575 — 4.3x #9 ZIP 29569 — 4.3x #10 ZIP 29527 — 4.2x Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Nheyob (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=153582786; Slide 2: Nheyob (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=153582784; Slide 3: fran.trudeau (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=92661073; Slide 4: Donnacapri61 (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=72736293 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-01-grand-strand-spread-value-to-income-zcta 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