Living in Andrews, South Carolina: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 13.8% below the U.S. average in the parts of South Carolina outside metro areas.
More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Andrews to say.
A safer neighborhood22 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 8.7 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 38.2 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town3 public schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close byTidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, about 17 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityCharlotte is about 141 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Andrews meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $116,400U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 24%Georgetown County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $1,043 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical property tax bill: $1,035 a yearSouth Carolina: $1,251
Homes built before 1940: 8%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 7%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 7%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 86.2U.S. average = 100 (the parts of South Carolina outside metro areas)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 24% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the parts of South Carolina outside metro areas, not Andrews alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 2,5222020: 2,588
Median age: 34.5 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 14%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 24%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 10%U.S.: 36%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (20%); professional and business services (19%); retail (15%)
Unemployment rate: 1%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 41 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 3%U.S.: 15%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Georgetown, SC, about 17 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 2 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

3 public schools in Andrews, run by Georgetown 01.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on South Carolina's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 68%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 76%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 34°F
July average high: 90°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 58 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 44 a year
Rain and melted snow: 52.3 inches a year
Snow: 0 inches a year
Elevation: 33 feet

Weather stations: Andrews (1 mile away) and Moncks Corner 4 N (28 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Tidelands Georgetown Memorial HospitalEmergency room17

Goose Creek, SCCity of 52,00041

Charlotte, NCMetro of 2.9 million141

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, Goose Creek, Charlotte.

Georgetown County is outside any metro area, with 20,000 or more people in its towns, next to a metro area (USDA rural-urban code 4, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site44 miles
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park50 miles

Read about Andrews's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Georgetown, SC8,900 people, 17 miles
St. Stephen, SC1,600 people, 21 miles
Kingstree, SC3,000 people, 21 miles
Litchfield Beach, SC9,000 people, 26 miles
Johnsonville, SC1,300 people, 26 miles
Murrells Inlet, SC10,000 people, 30 miles

Smaller places

Dunbar, SC (unincorporated)577 people, 14 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.