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Myrtle Beach, SC (Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville) Help

Found within zip codes: 29526, 29568, 29579

About Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville

Real Estate Prices and Overview

Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville median real estate prices are $162,121, which is more expensive than 78.4% of the neighborhoods in South Carolina and 52.4% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

Average rental prices in Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville are currently $589, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 67.7% of the neighborhoods in South Carolina.

Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood are newer, built in 2000 or more recently. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 16.1%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 84.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by seasonal homes (such as vacation areas), and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Notable & Unique: Diversity

Did you know that the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood has more Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry.

Notable & Unique: Real Estate

In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 35.6% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

Furthermore, if you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood. A whopping 47.5% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 96.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.

The Neighbors The Neighbors: Income

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood in Myrtle Beach are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.0% of America's neighborhoods.

The Neighbors: Occupations

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle. In the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood, 36.3% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.2%), and 17.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today. In the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood in Myrtle Beach, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (7.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.2%) , and residents who report Scottish roots (4.2%) , and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.0%) , along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.

The Neighbors: Languages

The most common language spoken in the Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.1%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Star Bluff Crossroads / Grahamville neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (54.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $162,121
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$796,001+ 3%
$597,001-$796,000 11%
$398,001-$597,000 1%
$318,001-$398,000 3%
$239,001-$318,000 8%
$159,001-$239,000 29%
$80,001-$159,000 23%
$40,001-$80,000 8%
$0-$40,000 15%
RENTAL PRICE High cost relative to SC, low cost relative to the nation
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER DETAILS
THE SETTING Rural (based on population density) , farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes and a few Complexes/high rise apartments
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999) and some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969)
HOMEOWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER Mostly Quiet
THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE Mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) and some Seniors (people 65 and over)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS Mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support and some Government employees
ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican and some East Asian
LANGUAGES Mostly English speaking and some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information

Neighborhood Educational Rating

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SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * GRADES
OCEAN BAY ELEMENTARY
950 INTERNATIONAL DR, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29759
(843) 903-8400
PK-05

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by one 1 district.

HORRY 01 SCHOOL DISTRICT

38,534 Students enrolled in District

50 Schools in District

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District quality compared to U.S.
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16
State average is 16

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

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ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 65.9 53.4
BLACK (%) 21.0 36.2
HISPANIC (%) 7.8 6.4
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.1 1.3
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.3 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 62.2 54.4
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,874 $221,970,000 49.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $845 $31,915,000 7.1
STAFF $474 $17,910,000 4.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $41 $1,564,000 0.3
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $547 $20,690,000 4.6
OPERATION $831 $31,417,000 7.0
TRANSPORTATION $433 $16,356,000 3.6
OTHER $342 $12,921,000 2.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,513 $132,773,000 29.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,558 $96,677,000 21.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,945 $451,420,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Help
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 19.0
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 9.3

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED TO SC* COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990 180.56% 4.59% 10 9
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Neighborhood Crime Data Help

CRIME INDEX
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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 3.9

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in Myrtle Beach 1 in 63

in South Carolina 1 in 175

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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 29.1

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in Myrtle Beach 1 in 7

in South Carolina 1 in 26

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Crimes Per Square Mile

National Median 39.6

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