162.34 acres of farm and timber land near Bluffton, Beaufort County
355 Old Palmetto Bluff Rd, Bluffton, SC · Parcel R614 045 000 0040 0000
County layer pulled October 2026
- Acres162.34About 79.4 of 162 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningPlanned Unit Development
- Future land useResidential Estate
- Flood zoneEdge of flood zone AE (1%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (21%) and X (78%, minimal flood hazard)
- Wetlands51% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
- Tax value (county)$19.5MFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · county layer pulled October 2026
- Last saleThe latest deed (Dec 2004) moved this parcel with 7 other parcels for a nominal total; it says nothing about this parcel's price
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
- Road frontage1,955 ft on Headwaters Rd
- Zoned byTown of Bluffton
- SewerProbably on public sewer (county estimate)
- WaterIn BJW&SA territoryNo line mapped
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 7–24 ft above sea level; average slope 2.1%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
- Public land nearbyBuckwalter Park, 2 miCity Land, open to the public, 141 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtBeaufort County School DistrictGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classPrime farmland if irrigatedMap unit Seewee fine sand, about 38% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area SC013, version Sep 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.33 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Seewee; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Land capability classClass 3w of 8: severe limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Seewee; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
- Cropland rent (estimated)$46 an acre a yearUSDA publishes no cropland rent for this county: the middle of 2 neighboring counties' 2026 figures (USDA NASS county cash rents survey)
District details at NCES: Beaufort County School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Evergreen forest 2024–2025; woody wetlands 2022–2023; evergreen forest 2021No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin and Canebrake WoodlandPocosin, riparian; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soils31% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
- CRP rental rate (county)$41 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $31): the base of a new Conservation Reserve contract's yearly rent; each field's rate follows its soils · USDA FSA, CRP 2026 county average soil rental rates
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
Free account: 25 parcel cards a day on the map
South Carolina 2026 taxes: due by January 15, 2027.
Sources: South Carolina Code of Laws 12-45-70, 12-45-180 and 12-60-2510. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025
- Hurricane
- Very High
- Lightning
- Very High
- Strong wind
- Relatively High
- Coastal flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Tornado
- Relatively Moderate
- Ice storm
- Relatively Moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively Moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire
- Relatively Moderate
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Hail
- Relatively Low
Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 16In this census block group
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $113,723± $13,148 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $498,200± $87,546 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $2,575± $305 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 91%± 7 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 2016± 2 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 28 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 9,203± 1,132 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
About these numbersSources, county layer pulled October 2026
Tax value
Tax value from the county’s last revaluation, not a market price. County file, October 2026.
The county's fair market value from its last countywide reassessment (every fifth year, S.C. Code 12-43-217) or from the last sale (an assessable transfer resets it), not a market estimate. Taxes are on a capped (15%) value times 4% or 6%.
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
South Carolina county GIS parcel layers (one per county), county layer pulled Oct 9, 2026.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: R614 045 000 0040 0000
Coordinates: 32.2141° N, 80.9307° W