Beaufort Area Communities and Information

Callawassie Island is where active living unfolds in leisurely Lowcountry style. Minutes from I-95, Hilton Head, Beaufort, Bluffton, and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, this private, gated island community offers its members world-class golf, top-notch tennis, and a thriving community amid the picturesque natural surroundings of tidal marshes and lush coastal flora. Experience Tom Fazio golf among ancient oaks and tidal marshes. Celebrate your active lifestyle amid a casual community of charming friends. Find sailing, boating, beaches, fishing, shopping, fine dining, healthcare, and historic treasures, all within a short, easy drive. The natural protection of an island assures peace of mind.

Lifestyle choices in the Beaufort area are as abundant as the local wildlife, ranging from spacious mansions in the downtown historic district, to quaint cottages and beach front condominiums, to traditional residential neighborhoods. New town homes and renovated lofts add a new, revitalized look to our historic downtown, and frequently feature spectacular water views. You’ll find everything from steak to blue crab on area menus, with countless restaurants — the rustic and the refined — serving up memorable specialties. Festivals are among the things done best in the Beaufort region where a celebration is almost always underway. Locals and visitors regularly take to the streets, parks and waterways to enjoy life with the special varieties of cuisine, entertainment, arts and activities which define the friendly communities and their customs.

This coastal paradise has three miles of white, sandy beach; an average annual high temperature of 74 degrees; sits on 1400 acres of pristine wildlife sanctuary; and is surrounded by 11 championship golf courses and one of the most historic cities in America. A planned private community only 15 miles from Beaufort, SC, Harbor Island offers a secluded coastal retreat for homeowners who enjoy the relaxing feel of the barrier island with the all the conveniences of urban living nearby.

Habersham continues the tradition of beautiful coastal towns with all of its charm and friendliness, elegant architecture, incredible natural beauty, main street marketplace, woodland and waterfront parks, nature trails, sea island amenities, boating, fishing, swimming, nearby golf and the true experience of the genteel southern life of the Lowcountry. Awarded the "Best Neighborhood Design in America" by the National Association of Home Builders, Habersham is ideally located on the water just minutes from historic Beaufort, South Carolina and within an hour's drive of Hilton Head Island and Charleston, South Carolina as well as Savannah, Georgia.

Located just east of the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, South Carolina in the heart of the sea islands, the private residential community of Dataw Island offers superlative golf and tennis, a full service marina, excellent club facilities and gracious homes including golf course homes, marsh front homes, and water front homes, all in the casual lifestyle and abundant natural beauty found in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Once a prosperous sea island cotton plantation, Dataw Island is now a successful gated community of 1100 properties offering its residents the best in coastal, island living. Both Dataw Island and Beaufort, SC consistently rank high in nationally published lists of preferred places to live.

Private communities such as the Islands of Beaufort encompass all of the charm and elegance of Lowcountry living in a private and peaceful setting. In this neighborhood of custom-crafted homes, you'll find majestic live oaks, marshlands and breathtaking views that change with the tide. It's a place as fresh and timeless as a coastal sunrise. Imagine neighborhoods like the Islands of Beaufort and you'll see Southern-style homes built around winding sidewalks, with the community flourishing in the songs of the spirit of island breezes.

Once a part of a historic 1700’s plantation, today Pinckney Retreat is a gated, coastal community of 77 distinctively beautiful homesites offering breathtaking views of the great salt marsh, antebellum gardens and lush live oaks. Lowcountry architecture graces the community. Choose from custom homes available from Pinckney Retreat’s Preferred Builders or select your homesite to build the home you’ve always dreamed about.

Nestled among the marshes of Beaufort, South Carolina, Overlook is an intimate community of 127 home sites that received a 2007 Best In American Living Award. Blessed with a lush cover of oak trees, the Overlook neighborhood features walking trails, a community pool, an Oyster House for events and a community dock that extends 300 feet into the water.

Mossy Oaks is a group of neighborhoods centrally located between downtown Beaufort and downtown Port Royal. Many of the homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s and are 1 story brick ranch styles. Since that time smaller portions of land have been developed into Cottage Farm, Broad Street and Ribaut Island. Mossy Oaks has always been a sought after location due to its proximity to the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, downtown shopping and employers like the Technical College of the Lowcountry and the University of South Carolina.