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Lexington County is part of Midlands , South Carolina. The Irmo area offers a diverse mix of neighborhoods — from walkable urban cores to quieter residential communities — drawing new residents from across the region and the country.
The neighborhood landscape across Lexington County spans a wide range of living experiences, with options for urban renters, first-time buyers, growing families, and buyers seeking established communities with long-term value.
The regulatory environment in South Carolina offers homeowners meaningful advantages. The legal residence exemption lowers the assessment ratio for owner-occupied properties, significantly reducing annual tax bills for primary residents — but the application must be filed with the Lexington County assessor within one year of closing. School assignments, utility districts, and zoning boundaries all vary by location and are key factors for buyers evaluating specific neighborhoods.
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Featured Neighborhoods
An older, HOA-free Irmo subdivision of brick and vinyl homes on roughly half-acre lots, with Friarsgate Boulevard as its spine.
Explore Friarsgate →The estate-lot section of Irmo's Ascot community: custom homes on wooded acre lots off Kennerly Road, zoned for River Springs and Dutch Fork schools.
Explore Ascot Estates →A 1,700-plus-acre planned New Town begun in the 1970s under a federal HUD program, straddling I-26 and the Lexington-Richland county line.
Explore Harbison →A gated Lake Murray condominium community of 398 units near the dam, with its own private marina.
Explore Yacht Cove →A gated enclave of custom homes on the Irmo side of Lake Murray, off Marina Road near the Dreher Shoals Dam.
Explore Beacon Point →Six lakefront homesites on Regatta Road, just off the River Road peninsula on the close-in end of Lake Murray.
Explore Regatta Shores →Wexford on the Lake: a Lake Murray subdivision with its own boat ramp and lakeside recreation area.
Explore Wexford →A Richland County homeowners community of more than 700 homes in 11 neighborhoods, centered on Lost Creek Drive.
Explore Chestnut Hill Plantation →Low-maintenance patio homes behind brick courtyard walls, part of the Rolling Creek area of Irmo, with a community pool.
Explore Courtyards at Rolling Creek →An unincorporated Dutch Fork community in Richland County, named for the Ballentine family, with a post office dating to 1891.
Explore Ballentine →An Irmo subdivision off Hollingshed Creek Boulevard with a pool, clubhouse, tennis courts and playground run by its HOA.
Explore Ashford →A gated condominium community of 85 units in 11 buildings on Lake Murray, with a marina, pool and boat ramp.
Explore The Village at Lake Murray →A Pulte Homes community on River Road with gated entry, lake access, a private boat ramp and day dock.
Explore Waterside at Pine Island →A Lexington County census-designated place between Irmo and Columbia, anchored by St. Andrews Road and I-26 Exit 106.
Explore Seven Oaks →Find out more about schools — including SC Dept of Education ratings
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