169 JAMES ST BEAUFORT SC 299025323, BEAUFORT, SC 29902-5323
Tax Assessment & Valuation
The 2025 property tax bill for 169 James St was $6,159, up 1.4% from the year before.
Source: Beaufort County assessment roll, as of March 12, 2026
Property Jurisdictions
Type
Name
State
South Carolina
County
Beaufort County
Municipality
Beaufort City
Unified School District
Beaufort County School District (PK - 12)
Tax Bill & Assessment History
Year
Tax Bill
Assessed Value
Assessed Market Value
2025
$6,159.00 (+1.37%)
$19,430 (+30.65%)
2024
$6,076.00
$14,872 (-)Land $2,400Building $12,472
$371,800 (-)Land $60,000Building $311,800
2023
$6,076.00 (+208.27%)
$14,872 (-2.8%)Land $2,400Building $12,472
$371,800 (+45.8%)Land $60,000Building $311,800
2022
$1,971.00
$15,300
$255,000Land $30,000Building $225,000
Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes, not market price estimates; both are a fraction of this property's market value.
Flood
FEMA maps place 169 James St in Zone X, an area of minimal flood risk, though there have been 13 flood claims nearby since 1979.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective March 23, 2021 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026
FEMA Flood Zone
Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement
Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost
Premium on File median of 88 policies
Community Rating System
Class 6 (20% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies
88 in force
Nearby Flood Claims
13 (1979–2017)
Claims Outside the SFHA
4 of 13
Most Recent Claim
Sep 2017 · Hurricane Irma
Claims by Event
Hurricane Irma, Sep 2017 · 3 claims
Hurricane Matthew, Oct 2016 · 4 claims
Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.
Wildfire
Wildfire risk around 169 James St is low, with a 0.02% annual chance of wildfire.
Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024
Wildfire Risk
Low lower than 95% of the US · lower than 98.6% of South Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood
0.02% annual chance
Exposure
None beyond ember reach
Values cover an area roughly 900 ft across, not the parcel itself; insurers use their own ratings.
Drinking Water
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026
Water System
BJW&SA serves 164,829 people · EPA ID SC0720003
Water Source
Surface water
Last State Inspection
Apr 2025
Lead
Under 1 ppb (2022–2024) action level 15 ppb
Violations Reported to EPA
Water Quality
Haloacetic acids resolved · Oct 2023
Treatment and Procedure
None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting
None last 3 years
Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. This system sells water to local utilities; the supplier billing this address may be one of them.
Internet Providers
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 356 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025