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Century House
Century House, also known as Brick House and Beauregard's Headquarters, is a historic plantation house near Ridgeway, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a large, two-story brick house in the Greek Revival style.
About Ridgeway
Town in South Carolina, United StatesRidgeway is a town in southeast Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ridgeway had a population of 266. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan statistical area.
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Housing in Ridgeway
The typical Ridgeway home is worth about $307,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home.
Safety in Ridgeway
Not graded
Ridgeway has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Work & commute in Ridgeway
Full picture →Most working residents leave Ridgeway for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (21%), Winnsboro (5%) and Greenville (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in Ridgeway
Compared with South Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ridgeway
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ridgeway
Full climate →Ridgeway has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Ridgeway
All Ridgeway schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Ridgeway’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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.
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