Bluffton.
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South Carolina·Beaufort County
7 tracts·31K people·$518K median sale·588/mi²
White 75 · Hispanic 10 · Black 9 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 68 · Other 16 · Living alone 16
Professional 24 · Retail 22 · Leisure 18 · Manufacturing 15 · Health 14 · Public admin 1 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 26 · Service 16 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 15 · Bike 1 · Walk 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home sale price in Bluffton is $518,157, based on 2,452 recorded purchases in Bluffton's census tracts (CFPB/FFIEC HMDA). The Census ACS puts the median home VALUE nationwide at $458,812.
Bluffton has 33,157 residents across 5 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.7; the population is 74.8% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 52.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.3% (Census ACS).
Pritchardville Elementary (70%), Red Cedar Elementary (62%) and River Ridge Academy (62%) lead the elementary schools; Bluffton Middle (49%) and H. E. McCracken Middle (45%) lead the middle schools; Bluffton High (68%) and May River High (62%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,256/month, 43% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bluffton is $111,281 a year, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Bluffton, median rent is $2,256/month and the median home sale price is $518,157 (Census ACS · CFPB/FFIEC HMDA).
Bluffton reported 0.8 violent crimes and 9.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 191 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bluffton are lightning (96), wildfire (94) and ice storm (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bluffton, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).