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Change destination No. 2 SC in the US in 2020, says study
The South remains one of the top destinations for newcomers based on the percentage of incoming to outgoing, and South Carolina tops the list of Southern states for internal migration, according to a new study .
Palmetto State ranks second on the list of top mobile destinations in the U.S. last year, according to a United Nation Lines 2020 National Migration Study, which used a minimum limit of 250 moves for its findings.
Moving up four spots from the previous year, South Carolina saw more people moving to the state than leaving, with 64% of all changes being internal.
Most people who moved to Palmetto state came to retire, family or jobs, and two-thirds were 55 or older and earn at least $ 100,000 a year, according to the survey.
Overall, the study found that residents continue to migrate to the South at a rate of 55 percent of internal changes. Other southern states on the top 10 list with ratings from 6 to 10 include North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Arkansas.
Idaho topped the list at first with 70% internal migration, with Oregon, South Dakota and Arizona filling the ranks for numbers 3-5.
For the third year in a row, New Jersey led the country in people leaving with 70%, followed by New York, Illinois, Connecticut and California, all with 59% or more outgoing movements.
The study also pointed to the effect of coronavirus on people’s decisions about where to live last year, saying that it has accelerated broader trends in recent years for southern and mountain states.
“As more people experience lifestyle changes in the midst of the pandemic, such as remote work, we see that they have more flexibility in where they can live – many choosing to move from urban to more rural areas,” said Eily Cummings , spokesman for United Van Lines.
If you are thinking of selling your home this spring, now is the time to fix the finishes, apply a new coat of paint, update the kitchen and thoroughly clean your home. Archive / Warren L. Wise / Staff
Thinking of selling your home in the spring?
Prepare your home now with finishes, new paint if necessary, organization and thorough cleaning if you plan to sell your home in the coming months or through a post-pandemic market list. See other tips here.
By the numbers
two: Number of Bi-Lo supermarkets remaining in Charleston that will close in April, unless a buyer appears before that, leaving two large empty spaces in the commercial real estate market.
5: Number of restaurants an Alabama-based company will have when it opens a new location in downtown Charleston in February.
282: Number of single family cottages that the planned Nexton community will add as a lodging option near Summerville.
8,450: Square footage of the new floor store headed to Mount Pleasant in March.
This week in the real estate market
+ Concerns about flooding: A plan to fill 28 acres of swamps at the headwaters of Filbin Creek for a Uptown mixed-use development project near Tanger Outlets is raising eyebrows.
+ Traffic relief: The expansion of US 176 can begin this summer to help residents of the massive housing estates of Cane Bay and Nexton, in Berkeley County.
+ Elevation of waters: Consultants say the city must ensure that the drainage project and other works fit in with efforts to build a wall around the peninsula.
$ 71M, 12-story office building begins construction
Morrison Yard, a 12-story office building, is beginning construction on Morrison Drive next to the development of mixed-use apartments already underway on a property previously owned by the State Ports Authority on the Charleston Peninsula. Morrison Drive is in the foreground. Rendering / ASD | SKY
Morrison Yard is the new Charleston office building that began construction on Monday next to the mixed-use condo of the same name being built next door. Rendering / ASD | SKY
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