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South Carolina South Carolina may best be known for its coastal destinations such as Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, but other cities in South Carolina have a lot to offer someone looking for the perfect retirement lifestyle. Originally founded as Charles Towne, Charleston is the second biggest city in South Carolina. Known for its deep and rich history, Charleston is not only a great place to visit, it could also be your ideal place to retire. The historic region of Charleston-North Charleston was ranked 18th in new building permits in September 2007. Condo prices remain somewhat soft, but the area continues to attract migrants from across the country looking for ocean recreation and the charming and romantic allure of this seaport metro. Known as a resort and vacation destination, Myrtle Beach is also popular among people looking for active retirement. A golfer’s dream with over 100 courses, the majority of which are open to the public.The resort region of Myrtle Beach is a real estate anomaly, and oceanfront home and condo construction and sales remain strong. In fact, in 2007 the Myrtle Beach/ JH Conway/North Myrtle Beach region led the United States in new building permits to Reed Construction Data. Located almost in the exact center of the state, Columbia is not only South Carolina’s capital, it is the state’s largest and fastest growing city. These factors make it sure to be a place for the perfect retirement lifestyle to thrive nearby. Hilton Head Island is a popular vacation destination, as well as being a haven for 2nd home and retirement living. Hilton Head is home to world class cultural events, so if you’d like to find a second home or retirement home in a place where there’s always something going on, take a look at what Hilton head has to offer. However, resale condos are seeing pre-2005 boom prices. In other words, many real estate professionals describe a roller coaster of rapidly rising prices that have fallen less than those prices before the boom, which provides investment opportunity. Myrtle Beach continues to benefit from being one of the Carolinas top retirement destinations.  The "heartland" communities of Greenville, Aiken, Seneca, Fort Mill, Camden and North Augusta all report a strong housing market.