Edgefield
South Carolina

What stands out

If you had to describe Edgefield County in numbers, start here: home internet speed is in the top 2% of American counties (317 Mbps), population growth is in the top 5% of American counties (+2.4% a year), and the school test score is in the bottom 6% of American counties (2.49 where 3.0 is grade level). Within South Carolina it ranks 2nd of 46 counties for home internet speed.

Where you are

You live in Edgefield County, South Carolina. 26,181 people live here with you. The population grew 2.4% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +729).

South Carolina has a two-bracket income tax with a top rate of 5.21% for 2026, does not tax Social Security, and exempts up to $10,000 of retirement income per person. Owner-occupied homes are assessed at 4% instead of 6%, which keeps property taxes among the lowest in the country. Charleston, Greenville and the coastal counties have drawn heavy in-migration; hurricane exposure runs the length of the coast.

Money

The typical household here brings in $60,033 a year, lower than 51% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $52,678. Unemployment runs 3.3%, lower than 55% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 25 minutes each way.

South Carolina takes 3.6% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,162 a year.

Home

The median home costs $280K, pricier than 64% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $804 a month. Property tax is 0.47% of home value, roughly $762 a year on that median home, lower than 91% of American counties. 75% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 62% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 21 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.3 years, longer than 56% of American counties. There are 39 active physicians in the county, about 14.9 per 10,000 people. 13.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.54 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 94% of American counties. 83% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 32 points. 62% of eligible voters turned out. Under South Carolina law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 64°F, highs near 76 and lows near 53, warmer than 80% of American counties. About 40 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 27 out of 100, safer than 73% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 317 Mbps down, faster than 98% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.