Lexington County is the fastest-growing, most affluent county in South Carolina. It is truly a suburban, family-oriented community and because it is just across the Congaree River from Columbia, the state capital, it is also part of an urban center. So residents enjoy the best of both worlds.

And there's a lot to enjoy. Lake Murray is a 50,000-acre Lake with 500 miles of shoreline. There are golf courses galore. There are beautiful youth athletic facilities. There is the University of South Carolina. There is a state museum. There are a philharmonic orchestra and city ballet. The 2,000-animal zoo, Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens, is one of the ten finest zoos in the United States.

And within the Greater Columbia area there are a national monument, a national forest and three state parks.