Forest Acres is a city in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 10,617 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area and is an enclave of the city of Columbia.

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How Forest Acres ranks

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#4Fewest smokers in SC #5Most active in SC #5Fewest uninsured in SC All SC rankings →

Town numbers

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Area code803

Living in Forest Acres

Housing in Forest Acres

$337K▲ 5.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Forest Acres home is worth about $337,000, up 5.2% in a year, 10% above the South Carolina typical home.

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Safety in Forest Acres

Safety Grade D

Forest Acres reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 50% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Forest Acres 3.8

South Carolina 3.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Forest Acres 33.2

South Carolina 17.1

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Forest Acres

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Most working residents leave Forest Acres for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (40%), Cayce (2%) and West Columbia (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Columbia

40%

Cayce

West Columbia

Dentsville

5%Work in townlive and work in Forest Acres 6 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 5,696Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Forest Acres

Health Grade A

Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with South Carolina

21better than SC·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 1▼ 4 close Habits 2▲ 2 close Care 4▲ 3 close Mind 4▲ 1 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

9%Fewer adults facing food insecuritySC 17.4% · better 7.4%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethSC 13.9% · better 10%More adults who have had cancerSC 8.6% · worse

Care nearby

Musc Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia · 2.6 mi · ER

Waverly Women's HealthColumbia · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Forest Acres

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🏚️ Earthquakes

106Does Forest Acres flood?paid flood claims since 1981 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Forest Acres MapForest Acres vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Forest Acres

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Forest Acres has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

59° / 36°Winter

76° / 51°Spring

91° / 70°Summer

76° / 53°Fall

How much snow does Forest Acres get?About 1 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 7, with the last in spring around Mar 25.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Forest Acres

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School Grade C

The public schools Forest Acres’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#33Best public schoolsof 141 in SC

DistrictRichland 01Schools12

Satchel Ford Elementary A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 721 students Forest Lake Elementary BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 652 students Brockman Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–5 · 297 students Cutler Jewish Day SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 165 students Cutler Jewish Day SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 145 students Harmony SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 45 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within SC. Ratings are from neighbors.