SangareeSC
8,681 people live in this town in South Carolina.
Is Sangaree a good place to live?
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. The weak point is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind four fifths of the country. Overall, Sangaree earns a C+: better than 43% of U.S. towns, and 70th of 167 in South Carolina. It lags on hazard risk as well (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $252K, 3 years of the Charleston metro’s $85K median household income. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $78K. On history, just 15 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do worse. The town’s average commute is 30 minutes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
99% of working residents leave Sangaree for work
Where Sangaree’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sangaree grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Sangaree is from typical.
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Moving to Sangaree: who provides what
Sangaree 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 Sangaree.
Sangaree sends most of its workers to North Charleston and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of South Carolina (mostly hurricanes).
Very high risk in Sangaree, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of South Carolina towns, with expected losses of about $320 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Sangaree, 47% come from hurricanes and 32% from earthquakes. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 2016.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Sangaree beat 54% of South Carolina districts
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Berkeley 01 school district. Public school enrollment in Sangaree: 1,099 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangaree ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 578 | – |
| Faith Christian School & Daycare PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 404 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Sangaree earns a C− for health
32% of adults feel lonely in Sangaree. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Sangaree is ahead of South Carolina on 1 and behind on 7. Two figures for adults locally: 15% have diabetes, 22% worry about having enough food.
| Sangaree | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 21% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sangaree | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 8.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sangaree sends most of its workers out of town
Sangaree has 944 jobs for its 3,428 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Sangaree had 944 jobs in 2023, up 182 from 2013. Most working residents leave Sangaree for work: only 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: for residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Sangaree | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 8.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Sangaree sell for about $290K
In Sangaree, the midpoint rent is $1,419 a month. Among households locally, 85% are owner-occupiers. A home in Sangaree typically sold within 70 days of listing.
| Sangaree | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,419 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
H. L. Hunley and 29 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sangaree. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumH. L. Hunley
Big draw21 mi MuseumUSS Yorktown
21 mi MuseumUSS Laffey
22 mi Park & preserveAngel Oak
26 mi LandmarkFort Wagner
22 mi DamThe BatteryPhoto credits
H. L. Hunley: Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Con, Public domain · USS Yorktown: David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · USS Laffey: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Angel Oak: Galen Parks Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wagner: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · The Battery: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Sangaree
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sangaree
About 7 of every 100 Sangaree residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
About Sangaree
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Sangaree is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 8,220 as of the 2010 census. Sangaree has a public library, a branch of the Berkeley County Library System.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 72 ft
Sangaree’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Sangaree.
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Questions about Sangaree
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sangaree, SC a good place to live?
Sangaree grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #70 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Sangaree, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $252,000, 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 B+.