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11.66 acres of farm and timber land near West Columbia, Lexington County

1550 McSwain Drive, West Columbia, SC · Parcel 003644-01-009

2026 roll, county layer pulled Oct 9, 2026

  • BuildingBuilt 2005
  • Acres11.66About 10.1 of 11.7 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
  • Land typeFarm and timber
  • ZoningR3R-3 residential district
  • Flood zonePartly in flood zone AE (37%)The rest: X, 0.2% annual chance (8%) and X (55%, minimal flood hazard)
  • Wetlands1% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Tax value (county)$557kFrom the county’s last revaluation, not a market price · 2026 roll
  • Last saleNo priced sale · deed Feb 2015Nominal amount on the deed: a transfer, not a sale price
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract), Oct 2026
  • Road frontage199 ft on McSwain Dr
  • Zoned byCity of West Columbia
  • WaterIn City of West Columbia territoryNo line mapped

Can I build?

  • Fronts a public road
  • Zoning R3 allows single-family homes
  • 37% in a FEMA flood zone, 1% wetlands
  • Soils somewhat limited for septic
  • A building already on the lot

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Septic (soils)Somewhat limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Ground elevationAbout 168–223 ft above sea level; average slope 9.3%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 areaOutside the eligible areasUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
  • Public land nearbyRiverfront Park, 2.1 miCity Land, open to the public, 1,775 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 districtLexington School District 2Grades 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 classNot prime farmlandMap unit Cecil fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, about 54% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area SC063, version Sep 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.61 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Cecil; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Land capability classClass 4e of 8: very severe limits for crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Cecil; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Sep 2026
  • Cropland rent$33 an acre a yearCounty average, non-irrigated, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026
  • Pasture rent$21 an acre a yearCounty average, 2026 · USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released August 21, 2026

District details at NCES: Lexington School District 2

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Land cover (CDL)Developed (open space) 2025; woody wetlands 2023–2024; evergreen forest 2022; woody wetlands 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)Southern Piedmont Dry Oak ForestChestnut Oak-Virginia Pine Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soils13% 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)$26 an acre a yearThe county's 2026 average dryland soil rental rate (was $29): 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

What the zoning allows

R3, R-3 Residential district

  • Allowed usesSingle-family homes, historic sites, home occupationsCity of West Columbia · Oct 22, 2026
  • Allowed with approvalParks, schools, colleges, libraries and community centers, places of worship, cemeteries, home day care, cluster housing, group developments (special exception)City of West Columbia · Oct 22, 2026

From City of West Columbia, City of West Columbia Zoning Ordinance 2004, Article 7, Sec. 703 (R-3 and R-4) (ordinance dated 2004), read Oct 22, 2026. Overlays, conditions and later amendments can change what applies; the code governs.

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Land price (est.)No price estimate in South Carolina yetNot a Pro lock: no plan has a price for this parcel yet
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In this areaWest ColumbiaParcels, flood and zoning5.3%in a FEMA flood zone8,417parcels on the roll

Home facts

Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps · as of Sep 2026

Buildings
1 building mapped · about 4,080 sq ft of footprintMeasured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
Bedrooms, bathrooms and living area
Not in the county parcel file we load

Property tax

Estimated from published rates: Lexington County Auditor, Millage Schedule (Tax Year 2026); Lexington County parcel layer · as of Oct 2026

Tax rate
416.00 mills (Lexington County tax district 2W (school, county and local levies; tax year 2026 millage schedule), 2026)
Estimated annual tax
~$6,720Estimate before exemptions (the 4% home's school-operating exemption, homestead exemption, local-option sales tax credit): the Assessor's $16,157 assessment × 416.00 mills

Rates: the Lexington County Auditor, tax year 2026. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county treasurer's bill is the official figure.

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.

What land sells for nearby

Land in Lexington County sold for:

  • 10 acres or more: $9.9k–$28.1k an acre (16 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $17k
  • Lots under 1 acre: $20.9k–$47.5k a lot (57 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $35k
  • 1 to 10 acres: $14.0k–$91.8k an acre (88 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $30.4k

The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. Source: the county's own recorded sales, arm's-length by the county's own flag. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.

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

Tornado
Relatively High
Hurricane
Relatively Moderate
Lightning
Relatively Moderate
Ice storm
Relatively Moderate
Strong wind
Relatively Moderate
Earthquake
Relatively Low
Riverine flooding
Relatively Low
Cold wave
Relatively Low
Winter weather
Relatively Low
Heat wave
Relatively Low
Hail
Relatively Low
Wildfire
Very 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
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$83,095± $19,167 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$242,700± $22,509 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
Census sample too small here
Homes lived in by their owners
80%± 4 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
1976± 3 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
21 min± 4 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
1,222± 163 · 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.

Nearby parcels

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Lexington County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Lexington County: 2,402 parcel pages

About these numbersSources, county layer pulled Oct 9, 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: 003644-01-009

Coordinates: 34.0170° N, 81.1037° W