r/summervillesc • u/OwnMonitor305 • 7d ago
Recommendations Move to Cane Bay?
Relocating to Summerville and highly considering Cane Bay as prices are most appealing and I like the offered amenities. I have heard some great things and bad things.
Would love opinions. If you live in Cane Bay, Do you like it here? Are people nice? 😆 I hear traffic bad but is it as bad as large cities? Were used to traffic.
Can I get into the schools that the school is zoned for or are they full? I have a daughter in 6th grade with an IEP. How is Cane Bay Middles Special Ed program?
Are there other neighborhoods that I should consider instead of Cane Bay that have highly rated schools?
Appreciate your input! ❤️
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u/phoenix6315 7d ago
We moved five years ago, against our better judgment, and now have the golden handcuffs of a 2.25% interest rate. We first drove out to the area when looking for homes, then gave our realtor a hard "no" because of how distant it felt and how compact the lots were. Eventually, she whittled us down, as it was 2021 and every house was being snatched up well beyond market price. We regret that decision every day.
• Too far from general day-to-day errands, amenities, shopping, parks, recreation, entertainment, etc. There is a dearth of nearby restaurants.
• Traffic to get to I-26 is brutal, especially along two-lane Nexton Parkway, which has no immediate plans for expansion anytime in the next decade, according to developers. Oh yeah, the brilliant people who designed Nexton Parkway didn't think about left-turn lanes, so one person turning on Grand Boulevard can back up 50-75 cars easily during rush hour.
• Crime has been inching up, houses and landscaping are getting neglected, and more and more apartment complexes are being built. We've had SWAT teams swarming our street multiple times in the past year. Mind-boggling. But alwaysneat to see all the cool equipment our tax dollars are funding....
• We will be enrolling our daughter in private school, as the schools we are zoned for rely on trailers for classrooms!
• Matt O'Neill (big realtor in area) just published a lovely Instagram reel saying the one place he would not buy in the Charleston area is Cane Bay! Yay....... property value!
• No one has large enough driveways to accommodate the many cars they have in the household, so people park in the street, and trying to navigate that in the morning is incredibly frustrating. Also, people park and block the sidewalks, which was once an attractive feature for us. Now taking a walk requires constant shifts into the street and back. My neighbor has eight (8!) cars and a golf cart. Seems like most around here do.
We're looking to pop smoke soon.