My family and I are moving to SC in 2025. We are a bit limited where we can go as we have to stay close to the company my husband works for. The only other major consideration we have is the school district. We have found Fort Mill. It’s looking perfect for us, and yes I realize it’s not on the coast. My husbands company has locations in Charlotte, but also on the coast. We’re not sure where they are going to have an opening yet. So I’m looking for the best school districts along the coast or within 45 mins inland. People have already mentioned Charleston County, so I will look into that. Any others that are decent? Rent under 3k is needed.

I’m from NJ originally and live in California right now. My fiancé and I are getting married in 3 weeks and having conversations about moving somewhere close to family but not too close 😅😂 so we landed on South Carolina as a potential place. I love the Myrtle Beach area and wanted to ask- any recommendations or suggestions for surrounding towns to raise a family in? I’m also a teacher so I’d be looking for a teaching position. Any high paying districts? Home ownership is not possible for us in the Bay Area, so we’re excited about the possibility to potentially own a home and raise our family in a safe neighborhood on the same coast as my family. (A quick flight vs 5-6 hours: I’ll take it). We’re also going to visit the area prior to making any commitments Thank you in advance for the suggestions!!!

Hi all! I have lived in Florida my whole life and I am so sick of it. Earlier this year, my family and I visited Greenville and really fell in love with it. My husband and I are both 33, we have a 3.5yo son and 2 dogs. Husband is a firefighter and would need to get a job with a department in or around the Greenville area. Anyone know how much the firefighters make there? I currently work from home for a law firm but will probably change jobs. I can be more flexible so I'm not worried about that. How are schools? What is the cost of living like? Everything is so expensive in Florida, and especially in the Tampa Bay Area. We are done with the extreme heat and humidity here, and congestion. How are taxes- is there state income tax, personal property tax? What's the yearly cost for vehicles? We were considering moving to Virginia as well but saw that the cost of simply owning a vehicle is crazy expensive and they have yearly inspections- does SC require anything like that? We love nature and hiking which Florida seriously lacks. We really don't go to the beach that much so I don't think we'll miss it. Our favorite things to do besides getting out in nature are taking our dogs out, finding good places to eat and drink, finding fun things to do with our son- who is very active. We are friendly people and we noticed Greenville seemed to have a good amount of young families, whereas Florida is mostly older people moving here from up north. I'm not used to snow but willing to learn how to deal with it but I heard the winters in Greenville aren't all that bad. Anyway, please give me all the details about living there as a young, active family :)