Is Kiawah Island, SC a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

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The short-term rental picture

Top tracked annual revenue	$318,486
Top tracked occupancy	53.0%
Top tracked daily rate	$1,732

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Local rules

Short-term rentals are allowed with restrictions in the cached ordinance record. Verify with the local authority before relying on it - cached records are a map, not the law.

What the community is saying

Short-term rental snapshot: where the tracked revenue leads

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Compare with nearby markets

Charleston, SC - 72.8% 5-year appreciation
Saint Helena Island, SC - 62.9% 5-year appreciation
Hilton Head Island, SC - 47.9% 5-year appreciation
Beaufort, SC - 42.3% 5-year appreciation
Columbia, SC - 37.7% 5-year appreciation
Elgin, SC - 32.5% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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