The people who have chosen to live on Hilton Head Island hail from points across the country and around the world. Hilton Head Island is home to approximately 34,600 full-time residents and is substantial enough to support all the services of a small city: excellent schools, a fine hospital and medical center, town government, fire, rescue, police protection, and a wide variety of churches, financial institutions, shopping areas, art center, restaurants and businesses. Hilton Head is a community of all ages and interests. With an average age of 44 years old, the typical Islander is just as likely to be a career and family-oriented professional as an empty nester. Early retirees account for 28% of the population and enjoy active lives. Young professionals have discovered the area is unequaled as a town in which to work and rear families, and people between the ages of 20 and 64 make up 60% of the population. With access to nature, wildlife, sports, and fine private and public schools, children thrive on Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head also plays host to about two million visitors per year and there are about 50,000 people on the island at any given time during the summer. However, visitors and residents coexist extremely well: Hilton Head’s reputation for tasteful tranquility precedes itself, and the commercial hubbub is not allowed to disrupt the island community.

What unifies our Islanders? It’s an abiding love and respect for the nature that surrounds us and a desire to preserve the Island’s special way of life. Bob recently played golf with a new property owner and an American Airlines pilot from Chicago who may have stated it best; “Hilton Head Island is simply a relaxed, easy-paced environment. Whenever I’m here, it feels like I’m in slow-motion”. 

They say there’s always a trade involved when making any move. In the case of Hilton Head Island, it means a move to fresh air, tree-lined boulevards; open space; a soothing, sub-tropical climate, unlimited golf, tennis and water sports, and wide, warm beaches of the Atlantic. Heading to Hilton Head is definitely a move in the right direction and you’ll quickly find that it’s more than a destination to visit, it’s an incredible place to live.