Folly Beach SC Living Essentials

Folly Beach Real Estate Buyers Enjoy The Best Of Life's Essentials

Hospitals and Healthcare
Outstanding healthcare is only minutes away for Folly Beach locals and owners of Folly Beach real estate. In fact, a number of physicians have their practices on or near the Folly Beach community.

Folly Beach is located just 10 miles from the state-of-the-art medical complex in downtown Charleston SC. Anchored by the Medical University of South Carolina and its renowned Medical University Hospital and Children’s Hospital, this huge complex also includes Roper Hospital, The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, and Charleston Country Hospital, as well as a number of family practitioners and specialists.

Schools and Education
School-aged children of locals and owners of Folly Beach real estate attend school in Charleston County Schools’ James Island Constituent District #3.

The Charleston SC area is also home to five institutions of higher learning: the College of Charleston, The Citadel, Trident Technical College, the Charleston School of Law, and the Medical University of South Carolina. Through the Community Education Program, which is operated jointly by the Charleston County School District and the Charleston Country Parks and Recreation Commission, Charleston area residents of all ages may explore a variety of avenues for pursuing lifelong learning and personal enrichment opportunities through an array of programs, classes and seminars.

Trident Technical College offers adult education class at its campus in North Charleston, and its branch campus in downtown Charleston. Taking many forms, from one-day programs to multi-year apprenticeship training, Trident’s continuing education opportunities allow local residents and owners of Charleston SC real estate to keep up-to-date in their fields, embark on new career tracks or learn for the joy of personal enrichment.

Etcetera
Folly Beach real estate owners and residents have access to the entire Charleston County Public Library system and its public holdings through the Folly Beach Library, located in Folly Beach's Community Center on Center Street. The branch has over 5,000 books and has an annual circulation of over 14,500. Library card holders may make special requests for books, tapes and CDs from the main library and other branches, which will be delivered to the local branch usually the next day.

Folly Beach real estate owners enjoy easy access to downtown Charleston and other local communities via Folly Road and the James Island Connector. U.S. Highway 17

Faith and Religion
Folly Beach is home to three churches: Folly Beach Baptist Church, Our Lady of Good Council Catholic Church, and Folly Beach United Methodist Church. Charleston’s numerous church families, including the more than 60 that dot the historic peninsula, are only a few minutes away.