Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Median home value$529,200
Charlotte $356,400
Median rent$1,408/mo
Charlotte $1,473/mo
Cost-burdened households18%
Charlotte 29%
Tega Cay
York County13,615 residentsYork 04
70
B−
Suburbgrade score
1st of 28 Charlotte suburbs. Strong on schools and employment & income, held back by commute & transport.
70
Charlotte median 59
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Tega Cay is like to live in, by category
Bars show Tega Cay against Charlotte. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 91/100
A
Within-state proficiency99th pct
Charlotte median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio12.9
Charlotte median 16.4
Graduation rate95%
Charlotte median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index139
Charlotte 100
Eff. tax rate0.64%
Charlotte 0.65%
Local sales tax7.49%
Charlotte median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute30.6 min
Charlotte 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes50%
Charlotte 60%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Charlotte median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés24
Charlotte median 25 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Charlotte median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks33
Charlotte median 26 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median household income$142,000
Charlotte $83,304
Unemployment2.2%
Charlotte 4.4%
Professional occupations65%
Charlotte 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Tega Cay on commute & transport
Tega Cay's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Charlotte16 mi from Tega CayB 65 C+ Pineville8 mi from Tega CayB− 58 C Fort Mill5 mi from Tega CayC 69 B− Matthews18 mi from Tega CayC 63 C+ Belmont13 mi from Tega CayC 54 C− Rock Hill7 mi from Tega CayC− 55 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Tega Cay
Is Tega Cay, SC a good place to live?
Tega Cay scores 70 out of 100, 1st of 28 Charlotte suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Tega Cay expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $529,200, 48% above the Charlotte median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.64%. $1,408/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Tega Cay?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Tega Cay sit at the 99th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 12.9 student–teacher ratio. Tega Cay is served by York 04. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Tega Cay?
The mean commute is 30.6 min, with 50% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 32% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Tega Cay?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 33 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Tega Cay old or new?
The median home in Tega Cay was built in 2006 — newer than the Charlotte median of 1996. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 85% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.