STATEHOUSE REPORT | ISSUE 24.34 | Aug. 11, 2025
BIG STORY: S.C. has too many people, too few homes
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BIG STORY
S.C. has too many people, too few homes
By Jack O’Toole, Capitol bureau | Two issues increasingly dominate the South Carolina headlines: massive population growth and a lack of affordable housing.
In the moderate-sized Upstate town of Fort Mill, for instance — which has seen its population explode by almost 80% since 2018 — concerns over growth led it