The 2025 property tax bill for 3 Russell Rd was $3,919, up 37.6% 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
Bluffton Town
Unified School District
Beaufort County School District (PK - 12)
Tax Bill & Assessment History
Year
Tax Bill
Assessed Value
Assessed Market Value
2025
$3,919.00 (+37.56%)
$23,960 (+420.87%)
2024
$2,849.00 (-60.94%)
$4,600 (-73.03%)Land $4,600
$429,098 (-28.36%)Land $115,000Building $314,098
2023
$7,293.00 (-10.2%)
$17,056 (-37.52%)Land $4,600Building $12,456
$599,000 (+31.65%)Land $115,000Building $484,000
2022
$8,121.00
$27,300
$455,000Land $100,000Building $355,000
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 3 Russell Rd in Zone X, an area of minimal flood risk, though there have been 13 flood claims nearby since 1991.
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 666 policies
Community Rating System
Class 5 (25% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies
666 in force
Nearby Flood Claims
13 (1991–2021)
Claims Outside the SFHA
7 of 13
Most Recent Claim
Jun 2021 · rainfall accumulation
Claims by Event
Hurricane Irma, Sep 2017 · 3 claims
Hurricane Matthew, Oct 2016 · 3 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 3 Russell Rd is moderate, ranking above 40% of the US, with a 0.07% annual chance of wildfire.
Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024
Wildfire Risk
Moderate above 40% of the US · lower than 78% of South Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood
0.07% annual chance
Exposure
Direct burnable vegetation
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 118 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025