LangleySC
A town of 1,310, settled in 1871.
Is Langley a good place to live?
Langley’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Langley, above both the South Carolina town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of South Carolina’s 261 towns score higher on cost of living. Langley is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Langley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Langley stand out
Where Langley beats most towns.
1,310 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Langley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Langley is from typical.
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Moving to Langley: who provides what
Langley is unincorporated, so Aiken 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 Langley.
Health in Langley trails 89% of U.S. towns
Langley sits against 15% in South Carolina’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns on this measure. Langley beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 18% of Langley adults report frequent physical distress.
| Langley | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Langley | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.6% | 13.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 7.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.7% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Langley has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Langley for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Langley grew to 164 in 2023, 123 more than in 2013. Langley’s median household income is $54,000.
| Langley | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Langley, expect mild winters and hot summers
Langley has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Langley is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Langley, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Langley sells for about $128K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Gordon and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Langley. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LandmarkFort Gordon
8 mi Stadium & arenaJames Brown Arena
9 mi MuseumMeadow Garden
8 mi MuseumMorris Museum of Art120K visitors a year7 mi MuseumBeech Island Historical Society
9 mi GardenAugusta Botanical GardensPhoto credits
Fort Gordon: U.S. Army Cyber Command, Public domain · James Brown Arena: Thomson200, CC0 · Meadow Garden: Flickr user Sir Mildred Pierce, CC BY 2.0 · Morris Museum of Art: Thomson200, CC0 · Augusta Botanical Gardens: Liam Wolff (Ospr3yy at en.wikipedia), FAL
Everything we know about Langley
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Langley
About 5 of every 100 Langley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Langley for work
Where Langley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Langley
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Langley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by Gloverville to the northeast and Burnettown to the west. Langley is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Langley is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. It sits next to the Langley pond.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 190 ft
- ZIP code
- 29834
Questions about Langley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Langley, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $99,000, 67% 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+.