Im going to keep this short (I hope) because no one is using BITOG to move into an area.
Your post presents a picture far from reality. Very slanted, however I am not implying you did this on purpose. It's that you are basing your post on lack of knowledge however well intended.
1. Your presenting facts on a jail expanding because a 30 year old jail needs more room in a booming population do to the desirable area. Also your data is including an inner city the second biggest county in the state. A county that is 771 (seven hundred and seventy one square miles) which is the state capital. I would consider expanding the jail after 30 years a good thing. More population, a county with the state capital and booming population. Yeah, the mass media got it right. Need more beds. Anyplace else in the country need to do the same?
2. ONLY TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN THIS ZONE OF 771 SQ MILES worth going too? Ummmmm ... NO, the two you mentioned arent worth it as far as I am concerned MANY MANY SCHOOLS. Some of the best in the state. I'll keep it short. here is the information for both Lexington and Richland counties. More suburban areas not the inner city part. The 3rd HIGHEST High School in the entire state of over 100 High Schools is in Richland/Lexington SD5 and another is #10
3. It is ok if you hate the place but I suspect maybe you lived in an area not so great. These two counties side by side have some of the highest income in the state. The standard of living is high do to low taxes. Health Care? If you need specialized health care Columbia City including Richland and Lexington Counties are not exceeded by almost anyplace else. Heart hospitals included.
Anyway, we lived near Lake Murray and my daughter went to the best rated schools in the state of which that area has many .
Your data and experience suggests to me you were someplace in that 1000+ (between the two counties) sq miles area that wasnt as nice.
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/south-carolina/richland-county#google_vignette
This is also valid below because Richand and Lexington are side by side and the schools are in one or the other county including a combined Richland/Lexington district 4 miles from my previous home was the 3 highest rated school in the state.
My daughter was in Chapin MS AND HS
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/south-carolina/lexington-county
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Now if many in here compare these top ten (or more) schools in each link to their own it will put things in perspective.
I think my link below paints a more accurate picture (including lake front homes of a 41 mile long lake with 600 miles of coastline and depth up to 200 feet deep. Including some of the cleanest sparkling water as it is the source of water for the city) One of the Bass fishing capitals of the world too. Low taxes, lots of buying power, land of the free. (though I no longer live there, I did for 16 years)
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/?searchQueryState={"isMapVisible":true,"mapBounds":{"north":34.17640717055015,"south":33.92922016029463,"east":-80.97459622802732,"west":-81.37628385009764},"filterState":{"sort":{"value":"priced"},"tow":{"value":false},"mf":{"value":false},"con":{"value":false},"land":{"value":false},"apa":{"value":false},"manu":{"value":false},"apco":{"value":false}},"isListVisible":true,"mapZoom":12}
PS Due to my recent cancer (another thread) I only wish I had the options offer in Columbia SC area because the coastal area of NC/SC has very few options.
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