By james art 
When Britney Ross moved to Summerville last fall, she quickly realized she was part of the trend.
Reminds of the growing population of the state surrounds her: she and her boyfriend stabbed an apartment in a newly built building and she struggles with fierce traffic to travel to work. One bad day, her usually 35-minute drive took more than two hours. The lines back to her local Walmart, turning simple orders into unpredictable quests.
Despite the annoyances, the 23 -year -old Ross enjoys his new home. She moved from Auburn, Ala. To be closer to the beach and to take advantage of a strong labor market while saving money to complete her animal science.
“I just knew I wanted a big change from anbun,” Ross said. “I definitely came here with a blind faith that I would find a good opportunity for me, which fortunately I did. I’m really glad I made this jump. “
Within days of moving, she has tasked working in the care of the clients of a veterinarian for emergency care, a role she finds more fully and brought to her interests than her last work in Whataburger.
People like Ross have been flooded in Palmo in recent years, making it a top destination for moves outside the state. While states such as Texas and Florida have been coming more than a large number of transplants in recent years, South Carolina has taken more new residents per capita, thanks to its relatively small population of 5.5 million. According to this measure, it ranked second after Idaho for migration between 2020 and 2024.
Last year, South Carolina was the best destination of U-Haul a measure of one-way rental equipment, for the first time in three years, rejected Texas. The state saw a net 68,000 domestic hammers in 2024, according to the Census Bureau.
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The latest real estate agents and the real estate agents cited a number of reasons for their moves: Movement related to work are common as large companies such as BMW and Boeing are expanding their presence in the state. Northeastern people, in particular, often come to look for a higher time and a lower cost of life. And the coastal communities of the state have long been magnets for retirees.
“I have the feeling that we have become the 55+ capital on the east coast,” says Mark Klim, a real estate agent at Group One Coastal at Realty One in Summerville, a fast -paced suburb of Charleston. The Charleston area alone has more than half a dozen pension communities.
He and his colleague Agent Jeff Greg say they are looking at regular inquiries from future movers such as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California and Washington, as well as pensioners who tried Florida but were excluded from their installation insurance costs and Hurricane costs and costs are at risk. The coastal South Carolina has been prone to flooding but has not been affected by a large hurricane since 1989.
