Dorchester County
- County in South Carolina
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Dorchester County
- grade AOverall Grade
- County in South Carolina
- Rating 4 out of 5 13 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A
- Housinggrade B
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B+
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade C minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$228,700
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,187
National
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Dorchester County Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault187.4national 282.7
- Murder7.5national 6.1
- Rape43.1national 40.7
- Robbery63.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary374.7national 500.1
- Theft2,917.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft230.5national 284
Residents
Diversity
grade A minus
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Working in Dorchester County
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$68,046
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Dorchester County
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Dorchester County Reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 13 reviews
If you move to dorchester county be prepared for over populated classroom, under paid teacher lead to less support for the students. Boom threats at school weekly, student bringing weapons, no security system put in place. Animal control is very unhelpful as well as the courts as following through with making sure people stay responsible dog owners and are not killing others live stock. Even after going to the city council they have not resolved issue in 4 years. Neighbor's can have falling in roofs and trash flowing into your yard and it still doesn't get resolved just fines for the county to line their pockets and never actual resolution for the ones who have to sufer daily.
Doorchestor County is a nice community with great parks, libraries, and roads. I have enjoyed living here.
What I like about Dorchester County is how clean the county is. Everyone is so welcoming and there are many stores with a variety of goods and options. There's sometimes a lot of traffic but it's moderately fast. Some things that could change are the quality of the roads themselves.