Living Here Relocation Resources
Relocation ResourcesUse these helpful resources to plan your move to Hilton Head Island.Cost of Living For information on the cost of living in the Lowcountry, please click here to access ACCRA—a cost of living index that allows you to compare the cost of living differences among urban areas across the country. Hilton Head, South Carolina EducationHilton Head Island schools have designed and implemented a public-private partnership approach to public education. Parents, teachers, school administrators and students join forces to elevate and enhance the learning process. In addition to each school's respective parent-teacher organization, every school sponsors an individual School Improvement Council. Together with the Island School Council which helps support the arts in the public schools, these parent-driven organizations raise money for Hilton Head, South Carolina education and community awareness to augment scholastic innovations, instructional strategies, resources, facilities and overall learning conditions.
NeighborhoodsIn 1956, Charles Fraser created a master plan for a resort community and developed the Island's first resort—Sea Pines Plantation. Fraser's innovative community plan for Hilton Head Island became the prototype of the modern resort community, and his practices became standard procedures in planned communities around the world. Fraser's concept has made Hilton Head Island one of the most special places to visit and live in harmony with nature. Hilton Head Island and Bluffton offer a variety of neighborhoods, including gated communities with a wide range of amenities, golf, beach and marsh front developments, homes, villas, apartments and time shares. The last five years have been record-breaking for real estate sales in Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, with many new neighborhoods still being built in Bluffton. View a listing of Home Owners Associations in the Hilton Head Island area. Places to WorshipLooking for a place to worship? Nearly 20 different denominations and affiliations are represented on Hilton Head Island and in Bluffton. View listing of places to worship. Hilton Head CommunityFor more information on the town of Hilton Head Island and the surrounding Lowcountry community, please click on the links below. GovernmentHilton Head Island employs a council- manager form of government, with six council members and one mayor. The council and the mayor serve four-year staggered terms. Hilton Head Island is situated within Beaufort County, which also employs a council-manager form of government. Beaufort County has 11 council members, each serving a four-year single district term. Town of Hilton Head Island Beaufort County Annex Beaufort County Council Bluffton Town Hall Magistrates Office.....842-4260 Auto and Real Estate Taxes.....842-4202 or 842-4206 Business Licenses.....341-4610 Clemson Extension Services.....842-4221 or 726-3470 Marriage Licenses.....470-5319 Social Security Office.....842-4221 or 524-5795 Dept. of Social Services.....842-4246 Veterans Administration.....842-4208 Neighborhood Legal Assistance.....838-5001 Voter RegistrationBeaufort County Registrar's Office Drivers' Licenses and Auto TagsSouth Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Postal ServicesBluffton.....757-3588 Libraries
Bluffton Community Library Hilton Head Island Library Emergency and Health Care Services
For all emergencies.....911 Hilton Head Island Fire and ResueDivision Patrol (Beaufort) CommunicationsCable Service Hargray Newspapers & Magazines Bluffton Today The Island Packet The Business Report and Journal Utilities
Palmetto Electric Cooperative Recycling and Waste Removal/Pick Up
Convenience Center What is accepted at the Convenience Center:
Water and Sewer ServiceBroad Creek Public Service District Hilton Head No. 1 Public Service District TaxesIncome Tax: Exemptions, adjustments and deductions allowed on a federal income tax return are allowed on a state return. A person's federal taxable income is the starting point to determine tax liability. Deductions: In the first year retirement income is received, taxpayers may claim an income tax deduction of up to $3,000 of retirement income. When taxpayers turn 65, they may take a $10,000 deduction from retirement income. Real estate taxes are based on an appraised value of property by the county tax assessor. The appraised value is computed on comparable sales, condition of property, etc. The appraised value is then multiplied by 4 percent for residents and 6 percent for non-resident property owners and corporations to obtain what is known as the assessed value. The assessed value is multiplied times the mileage rate for the appropriate district. The first $20,000 of the fair market value of a home is exempt from property taxes for citizens who are 65 or older; citizens who are totally and permanently disabled; and citizens who are legally blind, if they have been a South Carolina resident for at least one year. |
