Small towns near Summerville (Charleston: relocate, cost of living, cost)

[Adrienne1]

My husband may possibly be relocated to the Summerville area. I am very concerned about the booming growth of that town, and wondered if anyone can recommend smaller towns near Summerville that have good schools. I have heard that schools in that general area do not have a good reputation??
Any advice/info would be appreciated. Thanks!

[scjj]

Dorchester District 2 schools in Summerville are some of the best in the area and the state. Any of the smaller towns that you go to outside of Summerville are not going to have better schools, just the opposite, because they are poor, rural and are struggling. District 4 schools are real bad. You would not be doing yourself any favors by living outside of the District 2 schools. They got really strict here because people in the outside areas were using false addresses to send their kids here, so that ought to tell you something.

Also as far as the smaller towns go, there is literally nothing there. You would find yourself coming into Summerville anyway to do all your shopping, doctor visits, etc., like everyone else does. Don't get the wrong impression because of the growth. It's not like there's gridlock everywhere. This area sat for a very long time without any kind of progress. Time is just catching up around here. More people are attracted to the Summerville area because it gets them further away from the threat and high cost of hurricanes, but still close enough to enjoy the beach and the activities of Charleston and the cost of living is lower.

[Bogota]

Summerville IS a small town. If you go much smaller you'd be in a country village. :-) populaton 41k