172 James St, Beaufort, SC 29902 Property Records

Beaufort County property record for 172 James St, Beaufort, SC 29902

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 705 sqft · built 1952
Owner	Company Name on File
Tax Bill	$1,847 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Nov 2017 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`R12000300006550000`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`R12000300006550000`
Alternative APN	`00210738`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Total Rooms	4 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	705 sqft Living Area

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1952
Exterior Material	Brick Veneer
Construction Type	Wood
Foundation Type	Slab (Mat/Raft)
Roof Material	Asphalt

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	None
Heating System	Forced Air

Location & Zoning

Account Number	00210738
Old Parcel Number	R12000300006550000
Street Address	172 JAMES ST
City	BEAUFORT
State	SC
Zip	29902-5324
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Local Zoning Code	6111
Legal Description	LOT 22 THOMAS VILLAGE PB9 P40
Legal Subdivision	NW-BOUND TO BARNWL & RIBAUT/DE
Legal Lot Number	22
Jurisdiction	BEAUFORT SC
Township / Civil Division	BEAUFORT-PORT ROYAL
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1035
Census Tract	700

Owner

Source: Beaufort County records · APN R12000300006550000

Assessment roll updated September 13, 2025 · Last verified March 2026

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	1 HERMITAGE POINTE, BEAUFORT, SC 29902-5254
Owner Type	Company

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Nov 17, 2017
Transfer Doc	0000062735
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

November 2017: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	BEAUFORT SC
Recording Date	Nov 17, 2017
Property Address	172 JAMES ST, BEAUFORT, SC 29902-5324
Document Number	0000062735
Book / Page	003622 / 003122
Instrument Date	Nov 15, 2017
Instrument	62735
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Nov 24, 2017
Title Company	ATTORNEY ONLY

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Quitclaim Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Company
Address	1 HERMITAGE POINTE BEAUFORT SC 299025254, BEAUFORT, SC 29902-5254

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Beaufort County records · Assessment roll updated September 13, 2025 · Last verified March 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

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$1,847.00 (+1.21%)	$5,020 (-)
2024	$1,825.00	$5,020 (-)	$196,500 (-) Land $60,000 Building $136,500
2023	$1,825.00 (+28.16%)	$5,020 (+14.87%)	$196,500 (+169.92%) Land $60,000 Building $136,500
2022	$1,424.00	$4,370	$72,800 Land $45,000 Building $27,800

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Beaufort County (45013C), as of March 23, 2021 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 450130007001, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record 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

Wildfire

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 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.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Brightspeed Fiber	2,000 / 2,000
Xfinity Fiber · Cable in parts of the area	1,200 / 35
Cable One Cable · Fiber in parts of the area	1,000 / 50
Verizon Fixed Wireless	300 / 20

May also be available: T-Mobile USA.

Based on FCC filings for 356 locations within half a mile of this property.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system SC0720003, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	BJW&SA serves 164,829 people
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 as reported to EPA, 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. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.