Bonneau BeachSC
This town in South Carolina has a population of 1,516.
Is Bonneau Beach a good place to live?
The best of Bonneau Beach’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Bonneau Beach’s mean commuting time is 44 minutes, above both South Carolina’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 11 of South Carolina’s 262 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Bonneau Beach has 1 place on the National Register. Bonneau Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Bonneau Beach for work
Where Bonneau Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Bonneau Beach grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Bonneau Beach is from typical.
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Moving to Bonneau Beach: who provides what
Bonneau Beach is unincorporated, so Berkeley County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bonneau Beach.
Very high risk in Bonneau Beach, with hurricanes at the top
58% of Bonneau Beach’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by earthquakes at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Bonneau Beach’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For residents in Bonneau Beach, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 43, to 70. The top destinations are North Charleston (18%), Moncks Corner (14%) and Charleston (9%).
| Bonneau Beach | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bonneau Beach has mild winters and hot summers
In Bonneau Beach, the typical July afternoon high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Bonneau Beach are less healthy than 65% of U.S. towns
Just over four in five adults had a checkup this year in Bonneau Beach. Of 32 CDC measures, Bonneau Beach beats the South Carolina average on 6 and trails it on 6. Among adults locally, 30% feel lonely and 16% have diabetes.
| Bonneau Beach | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bonneau Beach | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Bonneau Beach sells for about $529K
The share of households in Bonneau Beach who are owner-occupiers: 86%. The midpoint rent here is $1,548 a month.
| Bonneau Beach | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,548 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bonneau Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bonneau Beach; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Bonneau Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Bonneau Beach
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Bonneau Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,929 at the 2010 census. It is located on the shore of Lake Moultrie.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
Questions about Bonneau Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bonneau Beach, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $254,000, 17% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.