Best In South Carolina Real Estate™: Grand Strand

The Grand Strand ranks #3 in South Carolina for home value-to-income ratio, with a 4.3x ratio—what that really means for buyers and investors. This isn’t a sign of unaffordability, but of economic resilience: incomes are rising fast enough to keep pace with home values. The data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s latest analysis, based on U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Unlike markets where affordability collapses under price pressure, the Grand Strand’s strength lies in wage growth, not price suppression. This is a market where high ratios are sustainable, not a warning sign. How does your market stack up? Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Donnacapri61 (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=72736293; Slide 2: Nheyob (CC BY 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=153582784; Slide 3: Melikamp (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=20297260; Slide 4: Steve Walker from Columbia, South Carolina, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=92291004 Home Value to Income Ratio, top 8 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal — 5.3x #2 Charleston-North Charleston — 4.4x #3 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach — 4.3x #4 Greenville-Anderson-Greer — 3.7x #5 Spartanburg — 3.5x #6 Columbia — 3.4x #7 Florence — 3.1x #8 Sumter — 2.9x Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-15-grand-strand-standing-value-to-income-msa 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