Is There Any End To The Best Places?
There seems no end to the number of best small towns and cities on my list to relocate or retire to with less than 30,000 people in South Carolina’s Piedmont region.
We’re entering week three of this part of our journey and I hope you know I will spare no effort to get you the information you need to find your best place to live, retire or relocate to in South Carolina and North Carolina.
In addition to all the things I’ve mentioned about living in the South Carolina Piedmont, I want to point out some of the things you’ll find advantageous.
When it comes to this part of South Carolina, one thing that stands out for me is the great variety of unique communities.
I think you’ll see what I mean as we start out in the high country of Kershaw County, South Carolina.
Camden, SC, population, 7,033, sits about 40 minutes northeast of the state capital of Columbia, SC.
What makes Camden, SC so unique?
Well… Camden, SC is a horse lover’s paradise.
Camden is a place historically so well suited to raising and keeping horses that the local equestrian industry now provides more jobs than the area’s largest manufacturer, Investa.
Attend Camden’s annual Carolina and Colonial Cups to see what I mean but frankly Camden, SC is more than horses.
Like a lot of small towns in this part of South Carolina you’ll find an impressive downtown historic district punctuated by beautiful old homes.
Camden, SC has an amazing recently restored courthouse and plenty of shops and malls dedicated to art and antiques that provide another of Camden’s many claims to fame.
Given the unique nature of the local economy Camden enjoys a friendly small town atmosphere and a diverse population drawn from all over the country. A definite best place to live in South Carolina for relocation or retirement.
The median home value in Camden, SC is around $152,000 and the average rental cost is about $411 a month. Affordable housing, equestrian pursuits, great schools, antiques and the arts what could be better?
The town of Cheraw, SC, population 5,427, is located in the northeastern corner of the state not far from the North Carolina border.
Hometown of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, Cheraw, SC is one of South Carolina’s oldest towns sporting a historic district.
The town of Cheraw is also home to three centuries worth of different architectural style buildings and sits on every major historical trail from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War.
Cheraw, SC's charming well-maintained downtown is full of small shops, quaint restaurants, art galleries, and a new park providing welcome green space.
Local recreation areas, parks and lakes make also Cheraw a great place to enjoy the outdoors.
The median home value in Cheraw, SC is $107,000 and the average monthly rent is around $346 a month.
Chester, SC, population 6,045, is another small city not far from the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area that finds itself enjoying recent growth.
Combining history, culture and proximity to several large cities, Chester, SC has great civic pride as well as an awful lot of natural beauty.
Did I mention Chester is also quite an affordable place to relocate or retire?
The median home value in Chester, SC is approximately $95,500 and the average rental cost starts at around $368 a month.
Until we continue our tour of the best small towns and cities of the South Carolina Piedmont region I hope you’ll check out our SC Best Places page for more information on the places we’ve been.
Take care and see you next week!
About Bob Bencivenga
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Bob Bencivenga is a professional site locator and location analyst for major corporations and has been researching the growth of NC and SC to find the Best Places to Retire or Relocate that are still affordable. |
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