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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lake Murray Of Richland, SC Chapin, SC, Columbia, SC (Broad River Rd/Kennerly Rd), Columbia, SC (Irmo), Columbia, SC (Lake Murray Blvd/Columbiana Dr), Columbia, SC (Seven Oaks), Irmo, SC (Lake Dr/Lake Murray Blvd), Irmo, SC (Nursery Rd/Nursery Hill Rd), Lake Murray Of Richland, SC, Lexington, SC (Sunset Blvd/Lake Dr), Lexington, SC (Town Center)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $295,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to SC, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
16,670 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of SC school districts |
98.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
3.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BALLENTINE ELEMENTARY 1040 BICKLEY ROAD, IRMO, SC 29063 (803) 732-8251 |
PK-05 |
| CHAPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 940 OLD BUSH RIVER ROAD, CHAPIN, SC 29036 (803) 345-2214 |
PK-05 |
| CHAPIN HIGH SCHOOL 300 COLUMBIA AVENUE, CHAPIN, SC 29036 (803) 345-2246 |
09-12 |
| CHAPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1130 OLD LEXINGTON HWY., CHAPIN, SC 29036 (803) 345-1466 |
06-08 |
| CROSS ROADS MIDDLE 6949 ST ANDREWS RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29212 (803) 732-8300 |
06-06 |
| DUTCH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7900 BROAD RIVER ROAD, IRMO, SC 29063 (803) 732-8075 |
PK-05 |
| DUTCH FORK HIGH 1400 OLD TAMAH ROAD, IRMO, SC 29063 (803) 732-8050 |
09-12 |
| DUTCH FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL 1528 OKD TAMAH RD., IRMO, SC 29063 (803) 732-8167 |
07-08 |
| H. E. CORLEY ELEMENTARY 1500 CHADFORD ROAD, IRMO, SC 29063 (803) 732-8175 |
PK-05 |
| HARBISON WEST ELEM SCHOOL 257 CROSSBOW DR, COLUMBIA, SC 29212 (803) 732-8375 |
PK-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 66.8 | 54.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 28.6 | 40.3 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 22.9 | 51.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,907 | $81,797,000 | 46.8 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $1,010 | $16,833,000 | 9.6 |
| STAFF | $627 | $10,446,000 | 6.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $50 | $827,000 | 0.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $488 | $8,131,000 | 4.6 |
| OPERATION | $749 | $12,480,000 | 7.1 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $280 | $4,671,000 | 2.7 |
| OTHER | $246 | $4,104,000 | 2.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,449 | $57,492,000 | 32.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,119 | $35,323,000 | 20.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,475 | $174,612,000 | 100.0 |
Lake Murray Of Richland EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Lake Murray Of Richland WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 40.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Lake Murray Of Richland LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 1.2 |
Lake Murray Of Richland is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,483 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Murray Of Richland is the 131st largest community in South Carolina.
Lake Murray Of Richland is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Murray Of Richland is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Murray Of Richland who work in sales jobs (26.05%), management occupations (14.98%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.89%).
Also of interest is that Lake Murray Of Richland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Lake Murray Of Richland is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Lake Murray Of Richland really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Lake Murray Of Richland perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Lake Murray Of Richland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.60 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Lake Murray Of Richland is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Lake Murray Of Richland, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.87% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Lake Murray Of Richland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Lake Murray Of Richland are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.43% of adults in Lake Murray Of Richland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lake Murray Of Richland in 2000 was $35,083, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,332 for a family of four. However, Lake Murray Of Richland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Lake Murray Of Richland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lake Murray Of Richland is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Murray Of Richland include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Lake Murray Of Richland is English.
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