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Annual
Property Taxes
In Selected South Carolina Cities
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$75,000
House
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$100,000
House
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$125,000
House
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$150,000
House
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$10,000
Car/Boat
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$15,000
CarBoat
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Aiken
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$524
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$698
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$883
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$1,210
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$301
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$445
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Anderson
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$805
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$1,073
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$1,450
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$1,827
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$368
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$551
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Beaufort
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$1141
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$1508
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$1876
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$2243
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$244
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$365
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Charleston
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$525
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$686
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$942
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$1198
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$325
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$488
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Clemson
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$426
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$568
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$788
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$1007
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$260
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$380
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Columbia
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$721
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$962
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$1325
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$1,689
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$381
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$572
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Conway
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$503
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$671
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$941
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$1,212
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$283
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$425
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Georgetown
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$855
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$1140
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$1426
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$1711
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$250
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$450
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Greenwood
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$576
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$768
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$1064
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$1359
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$273
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$406
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Greenville
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$884
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$1179
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$1474
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$1768
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$287
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$431
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Hilton
Head Isl.
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$912
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$1,216
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$1,521
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$1,825
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$212
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$319
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McCormick
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$528
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$704
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$1049
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$1230
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$313
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$339
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Myrtle
Beach
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$407
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$542
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$764
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$986
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$232
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$349
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Newberry
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$1220
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$1630
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$2035
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$2440
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$425
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$635
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Rock
Hill
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$692
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$923
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$1272
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$1621
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$366
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$551
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Santee
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$646
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$847
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$1235
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$1609
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$351
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$535
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Spartanburg
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$745
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$978
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$1365
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$1752
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$406
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$612
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* Includes best
estimates of county, city and school
portions of taxes. The first $100,000 in
home value is exempt from school operating
costs millage. Property tax relief is
reflected in the amounts shown above. The
homestead exemption is not reflected in
the table above.
(In some areas local option sales taxes
offset property taxes.)
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Compare
the Per Capita Tax Burden
Consider
the tax advantage. Then, add up the cost
of living savings.
(See chart below.) The Carolinas have
consistently maintained some
of the lowest per capita tax rates
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South Carolina
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$1490
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North Carolina
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$1852
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Georgia
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$1533
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Florida
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$1522
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Virginia
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$1559
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Ohio
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$1572
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Pennsylvania
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$1718
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Illinois
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$1642
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Maryland
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$1789
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California
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$2087
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Massachusetts
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$2364
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New Jersey
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$1933
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Connecticut
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$2872
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New York
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$1992
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Source:
Bureau of the Census State and Local Per
Capita Tax Burdens
Note: 1999 S.C. Per Capita Income =
$23,496; N.C. = $26,220; Southeast =
$25,700;
U.S. $28,518 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Cost
of Living Comparison
%
averages above or below the U.S. average
for selected cities and towns
This
chart represents an index of cost data
collected during 1997 by the American
Chamber of Commerce Researchers
Association for six major categories of
consumer expenditures. Categories include
grocery items, housing, utilities,
transportation, health care and
miscellaneous goods and services.
SC TOWNS
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Aiken, SC
Anderson, SC
Beaufort, SC
Camden, SC
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Florence, SC
Greenville, SC
Hilton Head, SC
Lancaster
County, SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
Rock Hill, SC
Spartanburg, SC
Sumter, SC
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-6%
-1%
-1%
-3%
+1%
-6%
-5%
-2%
+9%
-9%
-2%
-1%
-6%
-8%
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A
Closer Look At Costs
%
averages above or below the U.S. average
for each index
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Index
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SC
Cities
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Other
cities
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Groceries
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2.4%
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5.8%
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Housing
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.7%
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5.7%
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Utilities
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-2.8%
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13.4%
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Transportation
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-4.7%
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8.5%
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Health
Care
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-3.8%
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+108.1%
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Misc.
Goods
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-.5%
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4.0%
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