| Many buyers search for South Carolina real estate | | | | area simply because of its past and projected |
| but don't know where exactly in the state to live. | | | | growth. |
| I've listed below 5 of the most popular places to | | | | Myrtle Beach is one of the most popular tourist |
| relocate in South Carolina. | | | | areas in South Carolina. Every year, more than 15 |
| Columbia is South Carolina's capital, and a lot of | | | | million people visit South Carolina's coast, and |
| people choose to live here. It's centrally located to | | | | Myrtle Beach is at the top of the list of beaches, |
| the beach and the mountains. It's one of the | | | | statistically speaking. Although a lot of people in |
| biggest cities in the state, and the population has | | | | Myrtle Beach live there year round, it's considered |
| grown to just over 120,000. Some of the biggest | | | | more of a vacation spot. You'll find putt-putt |
| employers in the area are the University of South | | | | courses and beach shops sprinkled throughout the |
| Carolina, the state government, and the hospital | | | | area. It also has a lot of large hotels and condo |
| systems. Columbia (and Greenville) are the most | | | | complexes right on the beach. Myrtle Beach is the |
| affordable places to live in South Carolina that are | | | | most coastal city on this list. The residential |
| also relatively good sized cities. | | | | population is estimated around 23,000. |
| Greenville is located at the foot of the Blue Ridge | | | | Charleston is known for its history and culture. Its |
| Mountains and has cooler weather than the | | | | economy is also based largely on tourism, and it |
| coastal areas of South Carolina. It snows usually | | | | has started to make its way into the international |
| about once or twice a year in the uppermost part | | | | tourism and real estate markets as it's become |
| of the state, and Greenville is the largest city in | | | | the cultural hub of the state. You'll find historic |
| the upstate. It has an estimate of about 60,000 | | | | sites, museums, and art galleries throughout the |
| residents. This area has seen some of the largest | | | | main peninsula and surrounding areas. Charleston is |
| growth for non-coastal areas in South Carolina, | | | | considered more of an upscale port city and has |
| and it's expected to grow even more in coming | | | | 6 beaches along its coast (plus several islands and |
| years. The city has plenty to do and lots of nice | | | | towns further inland). Charleston is comparable to |
| areas, but it's also considered an up and coming | | | | Columbia in size, at just under 118,000. |
