Shadow Moss: Off Base Neighborhood/Subdivision

Review

"Used to be great!"

When this subdivision opened, it was supposed to consist of about 150 homes. It was well maintained with mature landscaping, well kept homes, and a very active HOA. When Centex and Pulte merged, they tripled the size of the neighborhood, cut down all of the trees, and decreased the prices and lot sizes. When they expanded the neighborhood, they had to have another entrance/exit for emergency vehicles. They added a second entrance/exit at a road that runs behind and is now very close to the community that is known to have high crime and gang activity. They have also changed HOA companies numerous times with each one being consistently worse than the one before. None of these steps benefited the home owners and made it near impossible to get a good price for resale in the neighborhood. So now, this once small but very pretty neighborhood with nice homes has become overrun with renters who, on average, do not care about the condition of the home, a fair amount of crime (mostly vehicle break-ins), and original homeowners who are frustrated because they can not sell their homes at a decent price.

Pros Cons
  1. Used to be well kept
  1. Too many renters now
  • Recommended: Yes
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"Shadow moss"

Love my house and the whole beautiful neighborhood , and it’s the cleanest!! The ponds are beautiful, not dirty-they are ponds not pools lol! Only issue I have, next door new neighbors kids are horrible!!

Pros Cons
  1. Beautiful neighborhood
  2. ponds
  1. neighbor's kids
  • Recommended: Yes
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"Ideal neighborhood"

We love living in Shadow Moss. Great location; 15 min to base , right by bridge to go to Bluffton or Savannah, away from chaos ans traffic if downtown and Lady's Island. Lots of kids, friendly community. Perfect place for us to have bought our first home.

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"Lovely Neighborhood"

Nice quiet neighborhood! Everyone is very friendly and work together to help their neighbors out when needed! It’s nice to be able to walk right down the road and take my kids fishing. Definitely going to miss it here when we have to move.

Pros Cons
  1. Nice houses
  2. Friendly neighbors
  3. Lakes for fishing
  4. Parks in the neighborhood
  1. HOA fees
  2. No pool
  3. Needs more sidewalks
  4. Would be better gated
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Price: $150-$250k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes

Local Favorites

  • Restaurants: Fat Patties
  • Gym / Fitness: MCAS gym
  • Shopping: Walmart, TJ Maxx, JC Penney, Belk, Sugarbell

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 3 years
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"Great family neighborhood"

We’ve loved our little neighborhood. Our neighbors have been great and always willing to help out when needed. It’s safe for kids to ride their bikes and play at our community playgrounds and fish our ponds. I will miss this place!

Pros Cons
  1. Love my house layout
  2. Friendly for kids and pets
  3. We have a nice large lot
  1. HOA
  2. Some lots are smaller than others
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Price: $150-$250k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 3 years
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Marine Corps
40-50 years old
Previously lived in: Yuma, DC area, San Diego, Pensacola
1 review

"Good value for BAH"

This is great, solid middle class neighborhood, not the fanciest, but you get a lot of house for the price, and it's in a great location. It's a 10-15 commute to either Beaufort MCAS and Parris Island. Almost anywhere you want to go, either in Beaufort or Bluffton, is less than a half hour. If you have juinior high or high schoolers in Catholic school, John Paul II in Okatie is less than 15 minutes away. We often went to Mass at St. Gregory in Bluffton instead of our parish on Lady's Island because the drive was about the same, but afterwards, we could take advantage of all the restaurants and shopping in Bluffton. The elementary school the neighborhood is zoned for is one of the better ones in the district. We also knew a lot of people whose kids went to the highly rated charter school which is just 5 minutes away.

Pros Cons
  1. Convenient to everything
  2. Short commute to bases
  3. Large homes for price
  1. No community pool
  2. Zoned middle school not the best
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Price: $150-$250k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: Yes

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 5 years
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Marine Corps
30-40 years old
Previously lived in: Oklahoma City, San Angelo, Jacksonville
2 reviews

"Do not buy a home here or rent here. Especially if you have school aged children"

The schools in this district would be a deal breaker alone. The ponds are filthy, the HOA is overly nitpicky...if they decide they don't like you or you are a renter. There is a transient mobile home rv setup developing directly behind the neighborhood. There have been multiple car break ins and assorted vandalism is rampant. The houses are built on marsh and though they aren't very old they are already showing signs of major foundation damage. The houses are very poorly built and I cannot even imagine what the developers were thinking when they decided to put a neighborhood here.

Pros Cons
  1. Near Walmart
  1. Schools are atrocious.
  2. HOA inconsistent with who they pester.
  3. Crime rate is steadily increasing.
  4. Area around the development is being by rv owners that the local police 'have no jurisdiction' over
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Price: $150-$250k

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: No
  • Recommendations: Look in Bluffton. Avoid living in Beaufort at all if you can. It's worth the money/ time spent to drive back and forth from the air station. Do NOT put your kids in Beaufort schools. There is nothing in Beaufort worth living here for. All of the decent shopping/ eating is in Bluffton, Hilton Head, or Savannah.
  • Appearance: suburban

Local Favorites

  • Restaurants: Nothing here
  • Happy Hour Spot: Literally nothing
  • Gym / Fitness: Air station/ Parris island
  • Shopping: Bluffton
  • Doctors: Naval hospital

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married with kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 3 years
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Navy, Officer
30-40 years old
Previously lived in: Virginia Beach, DC, Pensacola, San Diego, DC, Beaufort, Colorado Springs
Bronze medal 8 reviews

"Average place to live"

I am not too fond of this area, it's fairly new and not bad but its blah to me. There are a lot of military, police, and fire personnel but I think it would be hard to sell a house in this neighborhood due to so many military moving at one time. This area has lots of water and I recommend living closer to it.

Pros Cons
  1. Safe
  1. Hard resale
  2. Average homes
  3. Not close enough to water
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Price: N/A

  • Pet Friendly: Yes
  • Recommended: No
  • Appearance: none
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# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Habersham Beaufort SC 1.4 mi
2 Laurel bay Beaufort SC 3.5 mi
3 Cottage Farm Beaufort SC 4.1 mi
4 Pleasant Point Plantation Beaufort SC 6.7 mi
5 Royal Pines Beaufort SC 7.6 mi
6 The Farm at Buckwalter Bluffton SC 14.1 mi
7 University Park Hardeeville SC 14.4 mi
8 mill creek blufton SC 15.7 mi
9 Lake Shore Port Wentworth GA 31 mi
10 Village Green Savannah GA 38.8 mi
11 Richmond Place Richmond Hill GA 44.5 mi
12 Richmond Heights Richmond Hill GA 45.5 mi
13 Mainstreet Richmond Hill GA 45.9 mi
14 White Oak Richmond Hill GA 45.9 mi
15 Plantation Way Richmond Hill GA 45.9 mi
16 Buckhead Richmond Hill GA 47.6 mi
17 Buckhead North Richmond Hill GA 47.8 mi
18 WaterWays Township Richmond Hill GA 48.4 mi
19 Dunham Marsh Richmond Hill GA 49 mi
# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Broad River Elementary School Beaufort SC 29906 Public PK-5 3 1 mi
2 Robert Smalls International Academy Beaufort SC 29906 Public PK-8 3 2.1 mi
3 Shell Point Elementary School Beaufort SC 29906 Public PK-5 NR 2.2 mi
4 Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School Beaufort SC 29906 Public PK-5 2 3.4 mi
5 Charles F. Bolden Elementary School Laurel Bay SC 29906 Public 3-8 NR 3.7 mi
6 Middleton S. Elliott Elementary School Laurel Bay SC 29906 Public PK-2 NR 3.7 mi
7 Robert E. Galer Elementary School Laurel Bay SC 29906 Public PK-2 NR 3.7 mi
8 Mossy Oaks Elementary School Beaufort SC 29902 Public PK-5 5 4.4 mi
9 Port Royal Elementary School Port Royal SC 29935 Public PK-5 7 4.9 mi
10 Beaufort Elementary School Beaufort SC 29902 Public PK-5 7 5.2 mi
11 Coosa Elementary School Beaufort SC 29907 Public PK-4 7 7.5 mi
12 Whale Branch Elementary School Seabrook SC 29941 Public PK-4 2 7.9 mi
13 Lady's Island Elementary School Beaufort SC 29907 Public PK-4 4 8.3 mi
14 Okatie Elementary School Okatie SC 29909 Public PK-5 9 11.2 mi
15 St. Helena Elementary School St. Helena Island SC 29920 Public PK-5 2 12 mi
16 Red Cedar Elementary School Bluffton SC 29910 Public PK-6 7 12.4 mi
17 Hilton Head Island School For The Creative Arts Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Public 1-5 6 13.3 mi
18 Bluffton Elementary School Bluffton SC 29910 Public PK-5 8 13.4 mi
19 Hilton Head Island International Baccalaureate Elementary School Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Public 1-5 6 13.4 mi
20 Michael C. Riley Elementary School Bluffton SC 29910 Public PK-5 5 13.4 mi
21 Ridgeland Elementary School Ridgeland SC 29936 Public PK-5 1 14.2 mi
22 Pritchardville Elementary School Bluffton SC 29910 Public PK-5 8 16.6 mi
23 Hardeeville Elementary School Hardeeville SC 29927 Public PK-5 1 16.8 mi
24 Fennell Elementary School Yemassee SC 29945 Public PK-6 3 20.2 mi
25 Daufuskie Island Elementary School Daufuskie SC 29915 Public PK-5 NR 20.5 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Robert Smalls International Academy Beaufort SC 29906 Public PK-8 3 2.1 mi
2 Charles F. Bolden Elementary School Laurel Bay SC 29906 Public 3-8 NR 3.7 mi
3 Beaufort Middle School Beaufort SC 29902 Public 6-8 6 4.5 mi
4 Lady's Island Middle School Beaufort SC 29907 Public 5-8 5 7.3 mi
5 Whale Branch Middle School Seabrook SC 29941 Public 5-8 3 8.6 mi
6 Bluffton Middle School Bluffton SC 29910 Public 6-7 6 12.4 mi
7 H. E. Mccracken Middle School Bluffton SC 29910 Public 8-9 7 13.4 mi
8 Hilton Head Island Middle School Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Public 6-8 6 13.4 mi
9 Ridgeland Middle School Ridgeland SC 29936 Public 6-8 2 14.2 mi
10 Hardeeville Middle/High School Hardeeville SC 29927 Public 6-12 NR 16.9 mi
11 Ebenezer Middle School Rincon GA 31326 Public 6-8 9 28 mi
12 Rice Creek School Port Wentworth GA 31407 Public 3-8 NR 28.3 mi
13 Coastal Middle School Savannah GA 31410 Public 6-8 8 29.1 mi
14 Fresh Start Elementary Program Savannah GA 31404 Public n/a NR 29.7 mi
15 East Broad Street School Savannah GA 31401 Public PK-8 1 29.9 mi
16 Hubert Middle School Savannah GA 31401 Public 6-8 2 30.1 mi
17 Esther F. Garrison School Of Visual And Performing Savannah GA 31401 Public PK-8 10 30.3 mi
18 Savannah Corporate Performance Learning Academy Savannah GA 31408 Public n/a NR 30.8 mi
19 Mercer Middle School Garden City GA 31408 Public 6-8 1 30.9 mi
20 Myers Middle School Savannah GA 31404 Public 6-8 1 31.5 mi
21 Godley Station School Pooler GA 31322 Public PK-8 8 31.6 mi
22 Ellis Elementary School Savannah GA 31405 Public PK-8 8 31.6 mi
23 Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy Savannah GA 31415 Public n/a NR 31.8 mi
24 Low Elementary School Savannah GA 31404 Public PK-12 2 32.3 mi
25 Derenne Middle School Savannah GA 31405 Public 6-8 1 32.5 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Battery Creek High School Beaufort SC 29906 Public 9-12 4 2.1 mi
2 Beaufort High School Beaufort SC 29907 Public 9-12 5 6.2 mi
3 Whale Branch Early College High School Seabrook SC 29940 Public 9-12 4 7.8 mi
4 Ridgeland High School Columbia SC 29201 Public 9-12 NR 13.1 mi
5 Hilton Head Island High School Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Public 9-12 5 13.2 mi
6 Bluffton High School Bluffton SC 29910 Public 9-12 7 13.7 mi
7 Beaufort-Jasper Academy For Career Excellence Ridgeland SC 29936 Public 9-12 NR 13.8 mi
8 Ridgeland High School Ridgeland SC 29936 Public 9-12 1 14.2 mi
9 Hardeeville Middle/High School Hardeeville SC 29927 Public 6-12 NR 16.9 mi
10 The School Of Liberal Studies At Savannah High Savannah GA 31404 Public 9-12 2 29.3 mi
11 Fresh Start Elementary Program Savannah GA 31404 Public n/a NR 29.7 mi
12 Island's High School Savannah GA 31410 Public 10-12 6 30.4 mi
13 Savannah Corporate Performance Learning Academy Savannah GA 31408 Public n/a NR 30.8 mi
14 Woodville-Tompkins Technical & Career Institute Savannah GA 31408 Public 9-12 NR 30.8 mi
15 Woodville-Tompkins Technical And Career High School Savannah GA 31408 Public 9-11 9 30.8 mi
16 Groves High School Garden City GA 31408 Public 9-12 3 30.9 mi
17 Johnson High School Savannah GA 31404 Public 9-12 3 31.1 mi
18 Savannah Arts Academy Savannah GA 31405 Public 9-12 10 31.5 mi
19 Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy Savannah GA 31415 Public n/a NR 31.8 mi
20 Beach High School Savannah GA 31405 Public 9-12 3 32 mi
21 Low Elementary School Savannah GA 31404 Public PK-12 2 32.3 mi
22 Jenkins High School Savannah GA 31406 Public 9-12 3 32.5 mi
23 Uhs Of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center Savannah GA 31406 Public 3-11 NR 33.6 mi
24 Effingham County High School Springfield GA 31329 Public 9-12 7 34.2 mi
25 Estill High School Estill SC 29918 Public 9-12 1 34.8 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Beaufort Christian School Beaufort SC 29906 Private PK-12 NR 2 mi
2 Beaufort SDA Christian School Beaufort SC 29906 Private 5-8 NR 3.3 mi
3 Mary Speaks Christian Academy Port Royal SC 29935 Private K, 4-7, 9-10 NR 4.8 mi
4 St. Peters Catholic School Beaufort SC 29907 Private PK-8 NR 6.7 mi
5 Beaufort Academy Beaufort SC 29907 Private PK-12 NR 7.5 mi
6 Ec Montessori & Grade School Beaufort SC 29907 Private PK-6 NR 7.6 mi
7 John Paul II Catholic School Ridgeland SC 29936 Private 7-12 NR 8.3 mi
8 Agape Christian Academy Lobeco SC 29931 Private K-12 NR 9.9 mi
9 Yoruba Royal Academy Sheldon SC 29941 Private 2-11 NR 10.2 mi
10 St Gregory The Great School Okatie SC 29909 Private PK-8 NR 11.4 mi
11 Legacy Christian Academy Ridgeland SC 29936 Private PK-12 NR 12.2 mi
12 Cross Schools Bluffton SC 29910 Private PK-8 NR 13 mi
13 May River Montessori School Bluffton SC 29910 Private PK-5 NR 13.1 mi
14 MindStream Academy - A Weight Loss Boarding School Bluffton SC 29910 Private 6-12 NR 13.1 mi
15 Step Of Faith Christian Academy Ridgeland SC 29936 Private PK-12 NR 13.3 mi
16 St Francis Catholic School Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Private PK-8 NR 13.5 mi
17 Hilton Head Christian Academy Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Private K-12 NR 14 mi
18 Thomas Heyward Academy Ridgeland SC 29936 Private PK-12 NR 15.2 mi
19 Heritage Academy Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Private 6-12 NR 17.4 mi
20 The Island Academy of Hilton Head Hilton Head Island SC 29926 Private K-12 NR 17.5 mi
21 Hilton Head Preparatory School Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Private PK-12 NR 18.9 mi
22 Sea Pines Montessori Academy Hilton Head Island SC 29928 Private PK-8 NR 18.9 mi
23 Abundant Life Academy Hardeeville SC 29927 Private PK-12 NR 20.1 mi
24 Teach, Love & Care Learning Center, LLC Rincon GA 31326 Private PK-7 NR 28.3 mi
25 St. Michael''s Tybee Island GA 31328 Private K-8 NR 28.3 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort SC 29906 Charter PK, 10 4 3 mi
2 Riverview Charter School Beaufort SC 29902 Charter K-7 9 4.7 mi
3 Royal Live Oaks Academy for the Arts & Sciences Hardeeville SC 29927 Charter K-9 3 20.9 mi
4 Tybee Island Maritime Academy Tybee Island GA 31328 Charter K-5 10 28.4 mi
5 Savannah Classical Academy Charter School Savannah GA 31408 Charter K-6 2 31 mi
6 Oglethorpe Charter School Savannah GA 31406 Charter 6-8 NR 33.8 mi
7 Coastal Empire Montessori Charter School Savannah GA 31405 Charter PK-5 4 35.7 mi
8 Sea Island Youthbuild Charter School Johns Island SC 29455 Charter 9-12 NR 46.5 mi
9 Pattison's Academy For Comprehensive Education Charleston SC 29414 Charter K-12 NR 50 mi
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Base Distance
Beaufort MCAS 5.1 mi.
Beaufort Naval Hospital 5.2 mi.
Parris Island MCRD 6.6 mi.
Hunter Army Airfield 34 mi.
# Address Type City State Bedrooms Bathrooms Distance
1 57 Shell Hall Way For Sale Bluffton SC 4 3.5 12.9 mi
# Approved Name State Affiliation Category Cities Bases Specialties
1 MTA Approved Abby Schreiber
Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners 		SC Civilian Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort, Lady's Island, Paris Island, Bluffton, Okatie Parris Island MCRD, Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital Buyer Agent,Seller Agent
2 Paulette Fuller
Realty One Group Coastal 		SC Military Spouse Real Estate Agents/ Broker Summerville, SC Goose Creek, SC Ladson, SC North Charleston, SC Charleston SC West Ashley Hanahan Park Circle Charleston Naval Weapons Station, Charleston AFB, Coast Guard Charleston, Parris Island MCRD, Fort Jackson Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Rental Searches,Property Management
3 Habersham Properties
Habersham Land Company 		SC Civilian Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort Beaufort MCAS Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Rental Searches,Property Management,Relocation
4 Eddy Kicker
Eddy Kicker & Associates 		SC Civilian Real Estate Agents/ Broker Greenville, Greer, Simpsonville, Mauldin, Tayolors Beaufort Naval Hospital Buyer Agent
5 MTA Approved Donna Dunbar
Charter One Realty 		SC Veteran Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Okatie Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital, Parris Island MCRD Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
6 MTA Approved Bill Spink
Weichert Realtors - Coastal Properties 		SC Veteran Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort, Ladys Isand, Port Royal, St Helena, Okatie, Bluffton, Ridgeland Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital, Parris Island MCRD Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
7 Robert Moul
Weichert, REALTORS - Coastal Properties 		SC Civilian Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head Beaufort MCAS, Parris Island MCRD, Beaufort Naval Hospital Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
8 MTA Approved JoAnn Thaxton
Carolina Realty of the Lowcountry 		SC Military Spouse Beaufort SC, Bluffton SC, Yemassee SC, Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital, Parris Island MCRD Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
9 Deb Regecz
Ballenger Realty 		SC Family Member of Service Member Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beaufort, Port Royal, Ladys Island, St Helena, Burton Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital, Parris Island MCRD Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
10 Turnice Alexander
EXP Realty 		SC Military Spouse Real Estate Agents/ Broker Bluffton, Beaufort, Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island Beaufort MCAS, Beaufort Naval Hospital, Parris Island MCRD Buyer Agent,Seller Agent

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