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minutes, which places the Tri-County Region
below the national average when it comes to
daily work travel.
Consult one of the friendly real estate
professionals listed in the Tri-County Chamber’s
Membership Directory today to help you begin to
enjoy our brand of Southern hospitality.

Housing

The Tri-County Region: A Place to Call Home

T he Tri-County Region has homes APARTMENTS AND RENTALS that caters to active lifestyles. Facilities may
to fit any kind of family. Lakefront
include clubhouses with fully equipped kitchens

Renters make up about 30 percent of the
beauties, farmhouses, stately historic
homes in small towns, and new construction all population across Orangeburg, Dorchester, and and fitness centers, computer centers, putting
greens, swimming pools, and gardens.
Berkeley counties. Median gross rent for residents
await homebuyers here. Our safe and friendly is about $965 per month, according to the most
neighborhoods offer plenty of housing options recent U.S. Census data, which is less than the THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
for everyone from young and growing families to national average. Rentals range from apartment Within the Tri-County Region’s communities,
retirees and empty nesters. complexes to condos to stand-alone homesites. the cost of living is 10 to 20 percent lower than
Homes are affordable in this area, with the U.S. average. That makes an overall positive
median home values across the Tri-County Region RETIREMENT LIVING difference when deciding where to make your
averaging around $165,000 according to the most The Tri-County Region’s focus on friendly, next move. Whether in-town or out in the country,
recent census data. This is well below the national safe communities extends to comfortable and the Tri-County Region provides excellent public
average, which means your real estate dollar goes affordable housing for people aged 55 and older. services such as water, sewer, and natural gas,
further here. Additionally, an owner-occupied While most area seniors reside in single-family as well as access to well-marked transportation
rate of 70 percent – also better than the national homes, there is the option to choose one- or two- routes that get you to work, shopping centers,
average – shows stability in the market and in bedroom apartments in a modern, well-planned, places of leisure, and back home, quickly and
the community. quiet, independent or assisted living community safely. The average commute time is around 27
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