Columbia, South Carolina Best Places To Live

The heartland of the state is a place which offers great flexibility in living choices. You're a couple of hours from both the beach and the mountains, while being surrounded by some of the nicest rivers and lakes in the state.

Columbia is the capitol of South Carolina and has a population of 129,333 people. Columbia is located in the middle of the state, in Richland County South Carolina, which has a total population of 372,023 people.

Columbia SC is a university town, with over 25,000 students enrolled at one of the many colleges in the city. These colleges help stimulate growth in both the economic and cultural sectors.

With Interstates 20, 26 and 77 surrounding the city, it also has great accessibility to the rest of the state.

Living in Columbia South Carolina also provides you with some of the best recreational, cultural and economic opportunities.

Driving to the beaches outside Charleston SC takes about two hours on I-26, access to the mountain regions starts around Greenville SC, which is about an hour and forty minutes from Columbia. Charlotte NC, and Augusta, GA are both about an hour and a half away.

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