State Guide

Best Places to Live in South Carolina

The most affordable, safest, and highest-income cities across 472 South Carolina cities — ranked from official data.

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Choosing where to live in South Carolina comes down to a few trade-offs — cost of living, safety, income, and schools. The rankings below pull those out from U.S. Census, FBI, and NCES data so you can see the standouts at a glance, then drill into any city or put two side by side.

Most Affordable Cities in South Carolina

Lowest cost of living index (100 = U.S. average · lower is cheaper).

#	City	Cost of Living	Population
1	Florence	88	39,931
2	Aiken	91	32,014
3	Greenville	93	70,838
4	Greer	93	37,010
5	Anderson	93	29,345
6	Mauldin	93	25,267
7	Columbia	93	136,754
8	Hilton Head Island	96	37,708
9	Bluffton	96	29,375
10	Rock Hill	97	74,170

Safest Cities in South Carolina

Lowest crime index (100 = U.S. average · lower is safer). Limited to cities with complete FBI reporting.

#	City	Crime Index	Population
1	Mount Pleasant	43	90,945
2	Summerville	69	50,839
3	Charleston	95	149,960
4	Rock Hill	114	74,170
5	Greenville	168	70,838
6	Columbia	183	136,754
7	North Charleston	203	115,755

Highest-Income Cities in South Carolina

Highest median household income (US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates).

#	City	Median Income	Population
1	Mount Pleasant	$115,167	90,945
2	Charleston	$83,891	149,960
3	Summerville	$73,712	50,839
4	Greenville	$65,519	70,838
5	Rock Hill	$60,807	74,170
6	North Charleston	$58,534	115,755
7	Columbia	$54,095	136,754

Best School Districts in South Carolina

Highest school-quality grade (student-teacher ratio, adult attainment, and graduation data where available).

#	City	School Grade	Population
1	Charleston	A	149,960
2	Mount Pleasant	A	90,945
3	Columbia	A-	136,754
4	Greenville	A-	70,838
5	Rock Hill	B+	74,170
6	North Charleston	B	115,755
7	Summerville	B	50,839

Popular South Carolina City Comparisons

Head-to-head breakdowns of the state's largest cities.

Charleston vs Columbia Charleston vs North Charleston Charleston vs Mount Pleasant Charleston vs Rock Hill Charleston vs Greenville Charleston vs Summerville Charleston vs Goose Creek Columbia vs North Charleston Columbia vs Mount Pleasant Columbia vs Rock Hill Columbia vs Greenville Columbia vs Summerville

All Cities in South Carolina

Click any city for the full profile. Data from U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-Year Estimates).

City	Population	Median Income	Median Home	Median Rent	Unemployment	Crime Index
Charleston	149,960	$83,891	$438,900	$1,517	3.7%	95
Columbia	136,754	$54,095	$226,200	$1,105	7.9%	183
North Charleston	115,755	$58,534	$243,300	$1,288	4.3%	203
Mount Pleasant	90,945	$115,167	$608,600	$1,901	3.2%	43
Rock Hill	74,170	$60,807	$232,500	$1,193	5.3%	114
Greenville	70,838	$65,519	$403,300	$1,173	3.8%	168
Summerville	50,839	$73,712	$276,600	$1,328	5.8%	69
Goose Creek	45,858	$84,041	$250,100	$1,507	3.4%	68
Sumter	43,046	$48,900	$171,400	$1,019	7.8%	244
Florence	39,931	$56,031	$175,700	$868	4.8%	202
Spartanburg	38,301	$49,140	$165,000	$983	7.5%	333
Hilton Head Island	37,708	$93,694	$589,000	$1,563	2.8%	91
Greer	37,010	$73,534	$239,400	$1,060	3.5%	87
Myrtle Beach	36,064	$50,558	$287,900	$1,093	4.2%	283
Aiken	32,014	$65,712	$235,500	$1,093	3.9%	165
Bluffton	29,375	$99,575	$390,200	$2,050	1.4%	34
Anderson	29,345	$40,445	$177,300	$884	6.9%	197
Fort Mill	26,022	$128,125	$414,600	$1,325	2.3%	19
Mauldin	25,267	$75,565	$220,600	$1,342	5.0%	61
Conway	25,121	$48,161	$202,000	$883	8.8%	108
Carolina Forest	24,823	$66,955	$281,500	$1,411	9.5%	112
Socastee	24,464	$54,405	$201,100	$1,132	5.5%	112
North Augusta	24,425	$85,093	$210,000	$969	3.8%	13
Simpsonville	24,133	$79,937	$240,000	$1,190	2.8%	83
Lexington	23,665	$78,164	$239,700	$1,270	3.6%	48
Easley	23,135	$62,551	$229,200	$852	3.8%	72
Taylors	23,005	$70,234	$220,800	$1,160	4.8%	117
Greenwood	22,528	$38,884	$111,500	$793	7.3%	140
St. Andrews	21,909	$43,273	$131,200	$1,030	8.7%	180
Wade Hampton	21,029	$71,564	$275,700	$1,022	3.1%	117
Hanahan	20,731	$79,305	$318,800	$1,290	2.1%	63
North Myrtle Beach	18,850	$69,792	$338,700	$1,263	6.4%	118
Five Forks	18,592	$133,750	$396,800	$2,053	3.5%	117
Clemson	17,557	$50,263	$347,800	$963	4.3%	63
West Columbia	17,459	$52,648	$178,000	$982	2.9%	203
Dentsville	16,399	$37,590	$151,100	$1,125	7.5%	180
Berea	16,184	$46,393	$161,500	$995	6.9%	117
Seven Oaks	15,826	$61,615	$181,300	$1,119	5.3%	100
Red Hill	15,585	$56,204	$213,500	$1,058	6.3%	112
Ladson	15,298	$74,020	$213,900	$1,405	6.1%	80
Port Royal	14,573	$68,909	$292,400	$1,476	1.6%	44
Lake Wylie	14,382	$111,424	$425,000	$1,431	5.5%	75
Gantt	14,276	$43,796	$140,300	$931	8.6%	117
Cayce	13,755	$56,976	$147,700	$1,246	5.4%	169
Beaufort	13,582	$60,366	$312,900	$1,016	4.0%	178
Moncks Corner	13,456	$83,079	$269,700	$1,129	2.4%	92
Orangeburg	13,220	$29,340	$134,800	$722	12.5%	315
Tega Cay	12,816	$140,172	$462,900	$1,253	1.3%	10
Gaffney	12,651	$38,059	$120,800	$837	9.4%	115
Parker	12,466	$37,431	$104,700	$981	4.8%	117
James Island	11,689	$95,364	$416,300	$2,009	1.7%	124
Irmo	11,685	$77,656	$168,200	$1,329	4.6%	67
Oak Grove	11,385	$69,475	$171,300	$1,215	5.9%	100
Boiling Springs	11,191	$68,993	$198,900	$900	3.9%	134
Garden City	10,885	$51,781	$172,900	$1,323	2.5%	112
Newberry	10,682	$47,565	$105,900	$882	7.6%	152
Powdersville	10,678	$81,375	$283,000	$1,029	3.3%	129
Fountain Inn	10,675	$73,665	$204,900	$977	9.6%	31
Red Bank	10,544	$60,700	$165,000	$1,069	5.7%	100
Forest Acres	10,514	$68,110	$232,100	$1,095	4.2%	111
Murrells Inlet	10,297	$71,019	$336,500	$1,404	3.1%	100
Little River	9,815	$60,677	$237,600	$1,206	4.4%	112
Woodfield	9,466	$39,867	$121,800	$1,147	4.3%	180
Lugoff	9,423	$57,885	$187,500	$752	3.7%	108
Laurens	9,276	$52,585	$129,200	$741	3.5%	204
Litchfield Beach	8,908	$70,000	$385,000	$1,453	0.6%	100
Seneca	8,834	$48,108	$201,300	$757	11.0%	130
Sangaree	8,680	$74,343	$196,900	$1,423	2.7%	80
Lancaster	8,592	$37,714	$194,300	$775	13.3%	286
York	8,534	$50,177	$157,600	$810	8.2%	173
Georgetown	8,465	$50,000	$161,800	$801	9.2%	203
Union	8,099	$32,548	$98,100	$773	15.3%	279
Hardeeville	8,048	$75,948	$429,400	$1,392	9.0%	54
Sans Souci	8,042	$40,995	$174,300	$953	4.5%	117
Travelers Rest	7,929	$44,375	$267,600	$1,015	6.4%	89
Camden	7,834	$54,141	$207,700	$771	3.0%	223
Clinton	7,624	$38,350	$152,300	$829	7.8%	279
Burton	7,603	$58,390	$189,200	$1,169	1.4%	91
Homeland Park	7,451	$37,308	$82,000	$770	13.2%	129
Hartsville	7,450	$46,230	$175,900	$796	9.2%	368
Forestbrook	7,414	$66,172	$271,800	$1,124	5.9%	112
Centerville	7,217	$71,292	$190,500	$1,002	1.6%	129
White Knoll	7,185	$71,365	$205,300	$1,359	4.7%	100
Welcome	7,153	$47,730	$146,200	$923	5.7%	117
Valley Falls	7,104	$47,695	$190,700	$909	4.5%	134
Bennettsville	6,975	$37,891	$93,800	$643	6.5%	225
Lake Murray of Richland	6,914	$111,477	$383,100	$1,716	4.4%	180
Clover	6,800	$63,649	$208,400	$1,027	8.9%	42
Dillon	6,454	$34,086	$124,000	$681	3.9%	400
Marion	6,402	$28,551	$131,100	$601	5.6%	240
Clemson University	6,217	—	—	$754	16.8%	65
Darlington	6,172	$33,750	$158,100	$700	8.9%	291
Lyman	6,099	$76,723	$229,500	$1,136	3.8%	46
Lake City	6,080	$37,013	$120,100	$683	8.6%	375
Belvedere	5,786	$46,042	$120,600	$863	6.4%	35
Walterboro	5,515	$46,119	$150,200	$713	3.1%	261
Laurel Bay	5,513	$55,658	$215,600	$1,344	2.3%	91
Piedmont	5,510	$49,495	$117,100	$788	10.7%	129
Hollywood	5,397	$77,191	$389,400	$870	4.8%	124
Central	5,272	$45,909	$207,000	$919	4.5%	33
Chester	5,260	$39,951	$99,000	$756	10.2%	308
Cheraw	5,056	$30,658	$140,000	$819	17.7%	322
Batesburg-Leesville	5,004	$49,807	$129,800	$820	3.3%	175
Abbeville	4,892	$41,025	$109,900	$801	4.7%	84
Blythewood	4,890	$100,595	$349,600	$1,094	3.9%	180
Barnwell	4,643	$38,065	$116,900	$593	12.4%	255
Baxter Village	4,419	$141,709	$480,900	$2,000	3.1%	75
India Hook	4,385	$101,616	$270,600	$957	5.3%	75
Belton	4,357	$46,713	$107,200	$867	5.0%	142
Isle of Palms	4,347	$160,417	$1,065,500	$3,103	0.7%	47
Woodruff	4,262	$68,451	$169,000	$825	6.3%	100
Newport	4,226	$92,083	$280,400	$1,159	0.4%	75
Surfside Beach	4,179	$69,375	$365,400	$1,238	8.3%	71
Saxon	4,171	$25,231	$43,000	$883	11.6%	134
Walhalla	4,102	$40,176	$158,700	$614	9.3%	53
Williamston	4,072	$62,425	$154,100	$840	9.1%	147
Brookdale	4,069	$33,406	$83,200	$645	12.8%	266
Duncan	4,053	$58,112	$164,300	$1,029	3.1%	99
Mullins	4,014	$38,304	$93,200	$660	9.4%	346
Northlake	3,989	$93,271	$232,500	$991	5.6%	129
Manning	3,862	$27,138	$138,000	$588	9.0%	314
Southern Shops	3,856	$32,500	$86,200	$956	6.3%	134
Roebuck	3,837	$58,738	$187,700	$970	1.9%	134
Wyboo	3,786	$57,449	$198,800	$829	9.6%	146
Ridgeland	3,737	$55,729	$206,300	$665	2.0%	114
Whitney	3,734	$46,897	$134,300	$1,057	0.6%	134
Honea Path	3,662	$50,375	$121,100	$859	7.3%	159
Andrews	3,617	$42,337	$110,600	$1,019	0.6%	184
East Camden	3,584	$45,929	$134,300	$857	0.0%	108
Pendleton	3,498	$63,750	$202,000	$946	2.9%	77
Capitol View	3,491	$46,610	$135,600	$1,069	18.0%	180
Dunean	3,427	$52,500	$150,400	$989	8.6%	117
Dalzell	3,417	$62,159	$134,400	$953	9.3%	199
Clearwater	3,403	$52,991	$160,300	$867	13.2%	35
Pickens	3,374	$43,452	$191,100	$890	1.5%	105
Wellford	3,330	$53,221	$210,300	$1,172	2.4%	34
Liberty	3,329	$41,898	$150,800	$809	10.2%	70
Golden Grove	3,282	$67,147	$145,900	$992	0.9%	117
North Hartsville	3,261	$71,000	$109,800	$1,204	0.9%	208
Hilltop	3,253	$45,300	$111,400	$1,159	4.5%	134
Winnsboro	3,239	$31,194	$122,100	$857	10.6%	105
Kingstree	3,202	$31,227	$117,200	$530	5.9%	333
Denmark	3,156	$32,679	$76,900	$901	16.3%	158
Lakewood	3,135	$47,290	$269,900	$883	8.6%	199
Saluda	3,124	$32,986	$76,300	$685	4.6%	81
Lesslie	3,114	$77,500	$202,900	—	5.8%	75
Gloverville	3,099	$46,643	$74,100	$1,045	8.2%	35
Bamberg	3,074	$27,021	$94,100	$762	11.1%	392
Keowee Key	3,059	$113,162	$459,300	—	0.0%	94
Burnettown	3,052	$32,279	$147,300	$967	6.3%	23
Arthurtown	3,007	$23,015	$90,600	$844	9.6%	180
Inman	2,987	$50,938	$128,000	$882	3.9%	85
Bishopville	2,986	$40,909	$129,400	$611	4.0%	212
East Gaffney	2,972	$30,758	$83,900	$721	3.6%	96
Elgin	2,882	$72,898	$177,600	$746	2.4%	170
Williston	2,877	$37,398	$114,100	$719	3.7%	163
Arcadia	2,846	$39,931	$72,900	$1,212	12.0%	134
Cherryvale	2,843	$39,688	$90,900	$939	26.6%	199
McCormick	2,760	$37,568	$84,100	$678	3.6%	100
Pageland	2,726	$38,634	$131,400	$721	7.2%	389
Hampton	2,725	$50,875	$193,200	$811	12.0%	150
Springdale	2,711	$70,880	$178,600	$1,096	4.0%	137
Allendale	2,702	$19,921	$52,200	$706	9.2%	400
Pine Ridge	2,687	$74,565	$205,800	$1,199	6.9%	26
Arkwright	2,589	$50,602	$90,100	$851	12.0%	134
Ninety Six	2,579	$55,694	$112,100	$840	7.2%	55
Ravenel	2,572	$70,956	$226,500	$1,097	1.7%	124
Loris	2,513	$34,564	$195,200	$644	8.4%	123
New Ellenton	2,508	$56,304	$155,100	$733	4.2%	63
Edgefield	2,504	$32,200	$96,900	$692	16.9%	27
Landrum	2,504	$41,414	$177,400	$436	4.2%	54
Graniteville	2,465	$32,339	$84,900	$915	6.9%	35
Johnston	2,375	$31,910	$105,000	$774	6.6%	79
Sullivan's Island	2,317	$171,838	$2,000,001	$2,321	1.6%	124
Kershaw	2,311	$55,481	$131,600	$684	2.8%	109
McColl	2,304	$35,987	$57,600	$538	7.1%	294
South Congaree	2,256	$55,636	$165,500	$827	2.6%	64
Pimlico	2,232	$134,464	$367,500	—	0.0%	80
Estill	2,230	$33,405	$82,500	$691	12.5%	400
Westminster	2,215	$40,750	$152,500	$579	8.9%	63
Slater-Marietta	2,199	$46,797	$105,500	$783	5.5%	117
Privateer	2,191	$59,116	$92,600	$786	11.2%	199
Varnville	2,173	$38,092	$98,700	$856	14.8%	152
Ben Avon	2,161	$44,250	$182,700	$951	4.6%	134
Kiawah Island	2,130	$214,250	$1,423,900	$2,750	3.8%	124
Tigerville	2,122	—	—	—	7.9%	117
Timmonsville	2,119	$24,758	$89,100	$777	7.8%	132
Blacksburg	2,115	$29,564	$128,500	$710	11.9%	75
Seabrook Island	2,062	$117,386	$757,900	$3,501	0.7%	124
Wedgefield	2,050	$39,750	$77,900	$1,066	2.9%	199
Fairfax	2,035	$42,760	$54,900	$782	14.9%	126
Blackville	2,034	$26,667	$72,700	$944	3.5%	193
Shell Point	2,026	$60,676	$236,900	$1,076	8.8%	91
Watts Mills	2,013	$43,401	$43,900	$637	13.0%	130
Riverview	2,010	$125,897	$448,900	$628	16.3%	75
Gaston	1,991	$55,625	$109,000	$897	1.9%	119
Pacolet	1,970	$44,894	$91,000	$830	7.0%	75
Calhoun Falls	1,939	$30,078	$64,400	$478	3.0%	145
Ware Shoals	1,934	$32,754	$59,500	$798	7.8%	168
St. Matthews	1,932	$35,950	$118,300	$1,058	17.3%	79
Mayo	1,925	$48,750	$151,400	—	3.3%	134
Wilkinson Heights	1,919	$22,730	$83,000	$742	12.6%	266
Edisto	1,904	$44,495	$45,300	$792	6.6%	266
St. George	1,901	$28,490	$137,500	$927	0.8%	227
Eureka Mill	1,889	$33,802	$152,600	$745	9.6%	130
Jackson	1,882	$36,632	$163,600	$539	3.6%	35
Judson	1,879	$28,207	$70,200	$931	21.9%	117
Irwin	1,868	$40,139	$119,800	$1,099	11.6%	109
Cowpens	1,862	$36,585	$155,900	$709	2.9%	84
Langley	1,776	$47,848	$33,300	$1,020	11.6%	35
Monarch Mill	1,766	$37,500	$77,400	$750	7.2%	143
Arial	1,750	$54,453	$148,700	$1,043	1.3%	65
Stateburg	1,739	$68,935	$209,200	$1,514	4.8%	199
Hopkins	1,738	$57,262	$94,600	$837	11.9%	180
Reidville	1,734	$115,972	$307,600	$931	4.5%	134
City View	1,696	—	$110,900	$1,079	6.6%	117
Camp Croft	1,693	$37,667	$116,700	$980	19.7%	134
Winnsboro Mills	1,682	$34,708	$88,800	$811	16.2%	166
Great Falls	1,669	$28,804	$47,200	$727	8.2%	186
Utica	1,654	—	$130,800	$1,107	2.1%	94
Fairforest	1,626	$49,650	—	$688	8.3%	134
South Sumter	1,564	$40,039	$78,200	$751	7.9%	199
Awendaw	1,548	$63,533	$325,400	—	12.6%	124
Ridgeville	1,548	$52,864	$161,400	$1,203	8.1%	59
Chapin	1,543	$77,917	$186,200	$1,418	9.3%	89
Cane Savannah	1,534	$67,619	$208,500	$883	10.9%	199
Latta	1,519	$44,330	$92,900	$752	13.2%	216
Bonneau Beach	1,500	$56,635	$245,900	$1,232	0.0%	80
Pelzer	1,480	$51,193	$151,700	$1,014	12.4%	129
Murphys Estates	1,477	$73,750	$100,000	—	3.7%	15
Catawba	1,439	$50,920	—	$863	12.6%	75
Chesterfield	1,424	$52,232	$138,500	$833	9.3%	133
Joanna	1,406	$52,381	$77,100	$574	0.0%	130
St. Stephen	1,386	$37,596	$107,100	$758	8.4%	209
Holly Hill	1,384	$24,185	$176,200	$611	6.5%	222
Gadsden	1,373	$36,966	$84,400	—	19.8%	180
Beech Island	1,361	$46,042	$116,000	$806	4.0%	35
Meggett	1,348	$91,472	$546,500	—	0.9%	124
Branchville	1,301	$34,486	$87,800	$541	10.9%	50
Homewood	1,290	$54,297	$186,800	$766	0.0%	112
Whitmire	1,255	$32,813	$52,300	$730	5.9%	91
Lake Secession	1,246	$45,759	$323,200	—	6.9%	96
Olympia	1,226	—	$164,700	—	5.7%	180
Lamar	1,217	$40,489	$117,600	$740	1.8%	208
Conestee	1,212	—	—	$966	14.6%	117
Santee	1,189	$43,000	$165,000	$692	1.0%	312
Buffalo	1,159	$19,770	$45,500	—	10.7%	143
West Pelzer	1,155	$43,214	$116,100	$810	3.1%	129
Edmund	1,149	$41,985	$102,300	$693	9.8%	100
Fort Lawn	1,149	$49,844	$150,000	$1,161	9.0%	141
Due West	1,148	$50,417	$157,300	$911	19.6%	96
Cottageville	1,144	$63,977	$141,100	$836	2.8%	93
Prosperity	1,139	$56,622	$160,000	$806	2.7%	64
Johnsonville	1,108	$46,528	$95,600	$820	3.3%	49
Seabrook	1,087	$60,230	—	—	7.1%	91
Six Mile	1,086	$103,750	$316,700	$719	6.3%	65
Gayle Mill	1,082	$74,022	$27,800	$716	1.1%	130
Pamplico	1,073	$29,125	$141,700	$725	6.5%	151
Dunbar	1,059	—	$95,600	—	0.0%	100
Pelion	1,056	$54,966	$143,800	$777	2.0%	255
McBee	1,046	$56,964	$80,500	$1,021	5.2%	160
Iva	1,030	$22,760	$103,300	$484	17.0%	114
Wagener	1,030	$43,846	$99,300	—	9.4%	35
Folly Beach	1,020	$88,424	$652,800	$1,750	0.0%	96
Drayton	1,011	$47,966	$83,900	$1,135	0.0%	134
Elloree	993	$30,967	$160,800	$871	15.7%	121
La France	991	$86,354	—	$1,181	0.0%	129
Aynor	989	$70,227	$220,800	$906	2.2%	112
Yemassee	974	$45,323	$109,800	$667	5.2%	174
Cateechee	973	$51,455	—	$874	19.8%	65
Clifton	962	$45,386	$107,200	—	12.2%	134
Oakland	958	$55,104	$110,200	$880	8.4%	199
Dale	957	—	$84,100	—	0.0%	91
Inman Mills	956	$41,007	$89,800	$1,186	0.0%	134
Dovesville	948	$27,569	—	$749	5.1%	208
Pinopolis	933	$108,611	$338,500	—	0.0%	80
Jonesville	925	$36,023	$73,900	$704	6.2%	65
North	916	$40,069	$82,500	$594	7.7%	266
Quinby	897	$63,021	$147,000	$935	3.6%	168
Scranton	897	$28,750	$90,000	$782	1.2%	168
Edisto Beach	884	$84,063	$510,600	$1,388	4.6%	152
Harleyville	879	$59,595	$171,700	$944	6.6%	59
Sandy Springs	873	$77,813	—	$723	0.0%	129
Van Wyck	873	—	$233,500	—	8.5%	109
Arcadia Lakes	871	$100,625	$322,400	—	0.9%	180
Campobello	866	$85,227	$211,800	$1,280	3.1%	134
The Cliffs Valley	842	$129,667	$884,100	—	0.0%	117
Jefferson	830	$35,208	$125,800	$352	9.7%	160
Heath Springs	800	$48,462	$120,200	$821	8.7%	109
Pinewood	790	$39,792	—	$422	6.3%	199
East Sumter	789	—	—	$908	0.0%	199
Warrenville	786	$38,547	$75,100	$671	7.5%	35
Gray Court	778	$45,313	$113,600	$900	11.0%	130
McClellanville	770	$110,000	$454,200	$1,438	1.0%	124
Newtown	769	$48,375	$81,400	$884	23.3%	287
Fripp Island	767	$88,125	$583,700	—	0.0%	91
Hamer	760	—	—	$624	18.5%	287
Bucksport	744	$53,438	$113,200	—	8.6%	112
Swansea	739	$41,823	$97,800	$820	6.2%	163
Norris	737	$60,750	$125,000	$925	5.7%	65
Ridge Spring	720	$37,969	$68,300	$635	1.5%	43
Summerton	714	$36,164	$118,500	$390	21.8%	400
Turbeville	710	$40,000	$118,800	$623	9.3%	146
Lake View	702	$24,853	$81,700	$683	3.6%	51
DeBordieu Colony	696	$237,560	$1,072,800	—	4.9%	100
Clio	679	$32,847	—	$473	0.7%	198
Mayesville	670	$49,712	$84,100	$638	1.0%	199
Wallace	662	$19,423	$74,400	—	0.0%	191
Manville	658	$25,940	—	—	0.0%	147
Bowman	652	$33,250	$78,300	$778	2.5%	208
Lincolnville	641	$41,250	$206,300	$760	10.1%	124
Unity	633	$70,313	$206,400	—	0.0%	109
Eastover	616	$21,620	$100,500	$658	12.6%	180
Chickasaw Point	603	$61,944	$240,400	—	11.9%	94
Modoc	602	$91,316	$365,600	—	0.0%	41
Chesnee	597	$42,727	$115,100	$747	5.7%	201
Fairview Crossroads	588	$42,889	$88,100	—	28.8%	100
Olanta	588	$53,438	$105,600	$875	9.4%	168
Centenary	585	—	$117,900	—	13.5%	158
Bonneau	582	$61,528	$219,100	$1,208	14.5%	80
Fair Play	574	$109,511	$222,300	—	4.1%	94
Daufuskie Island	569	$146,349	$290,400	—	0.0%	91
Briarcliffe Acres	568	$134,375	$690,300	—	0.9%	112
Coward	568	$47,813	$104,200	$738	4.0%	168
Gilbert	563	$72,500	$204,800	$850	5.4%	100
Furman	559	$77,292	$81,800	$850	15.2%	152
Elliott	558	$36,660	$105,400	—	5.4%	147
Startex	553	$44,353	—	$667	20.8%	134
Hickory Grove	541	$56,250	$118,400	$1,042	2.5%	75
Lane	539	$35,658	—	$910	5.6%	108
Summit	539	$72,250	$185,400	$863	1.6%	100
Carlisle	526	$49,732	$49,400	$920	9.0%	143
Brunson	525	$37,542	$91,800	$880	6.2%	152
Little Rock	525	—	—	—	4.5%	287
Buford	523	$88,750	$158,900	$1,349	5.5%	109
Cross Hill	522	$39,625	$53,900	$775	0.0%	130
Finklea	519	$48,878	$113,500	—	31.3%	112
Patrick	500	$30,263	$50,500	$826	14.6%	160
Cameron	486	$64,821	$173,000	$993	6.6%	100
Helena	484	—	$99,800	—	8.4%	91
Springfield	482	$32,266	$96,100	$667	10.6%	106
Danwood	470	$111,563	$136,600	—	0.0%	168
North Santee	470	$43,750	$199,300	—	0.0%	146
Ehrhardt	462	$35,923	$89,000	$575	0.0%	160
Lockhart	459	$37,273	$35,400	$788	11.9%	130
Little Mountain	456	$88,250	$255,000	$732	0.9%	91
Bethune	454	$40,714	$98,000	$1,326	7.5%	108
Adams Run	447	—	$189,400	—	0.0%	124
Enoree	441	—	$94,300	—	12.3%	134
Sheldon	439	$30,505	$62,700	—	0.0%	91
Hilda	430	$32,500	$54,900	$775	7.5%	171
West Union	422	$46,875	$133,300	$627	2.4%	249
Hemingway	421	$36,042	$136,000	$759	3.8%	400
Grover	419	—	—	—	19.3%	59
Greeleyville	418	$40,417	$102,100	$417	2.0%	108
Cash	417	—	$53,400	—	3.6%	160
Society Hill	415	$31,518	$62,700	$675	0.0%	208
Sharon	411	$41,250	$203,100	$792	1.5%	75
Eutawville	396	$80,000	$73,000	$681	7.4%	266
Rowesville	388	$27,065	$89,600	$710	2.6%	266
Alcolu	385	$26,840	$156,700	$668	0.0%	146
South Union	383	—	—	—	0.7%	94
Mount Carmel	379	$41,715	$82,000	—	15.0%	41
Cokesbury	376	—	$153,500	—	0.0%	96
Donalds	374	$50,000	$98,000	$795	4.2%	96
Neeses	370	$38,750	$47,000	—	0.7%	266
Ruby	359	$37,083	$129,300	$790	0.7%	160
Richburg	354	—	$152,900	$730	15.4%	130
Oswego	352	$52,708	—	—	0.0%	199
Paxville	342	$53,000	$180,700	$775	6.6%	146
Newry	341	$42,550	$135,300	—	0.0%	94
Promised Land	334	$56,475	—	—	0.0%	96
Atlantic Beach	332	$35,000	$335,000	$914	8.0%	400
Norway	325	$45,375	$112,500	$860	17.1%	266
McConnells	323	$83,958	$240,000	$646	4.2%	75
Gillisonville	319	—	—	—	0.0%	144
Trenton	309	$50,156	$148,900	$775	7.7%	15
Lowrys	297	$57,250	$134,700	—	3.6%	130
Salley	297	$31,500	—	$700	10.8%	35
Windsor	294	$95,625	—	$829	26.0%	35
Perry	288	$32,250	$90,000	$787	0.9%	35
Antreville	286	—	—	—	0.0%	96
Russellville	280	$74,519	$68,000	—	0.0%	80
Harbor Island	277	$97,825	$295,000	—	5.9%	—
Reevesville	272	$57,031	$122,200	—	2.5%	59
Jacksonboro	270	$54,896	$89,200	—	0.0%	152
Snelling	262	$56,607	$64,800	$738	1.5%	171
Rembert	255	$57,778	$188,900	—	0.0%	199
Glendale	254	$47,917	$94,600	$1,385	9.4%	134
Ward	252	—	$119,400	$700	1.8%	43
Ridgeway	251	$40,500	$165,600	$675	1.5%	166
Lynchburg	247	$21,953	$87,500	$567	30.9%	147
Daviston	246	$14,485	$114,300	$638	2.1%	158
Waterloo	244	$40,500	—	$685	2.4%	130
Stuckey	243	—	$89,100	—	10.9%	108
Converse	241	—	$91,400	$842	0.0%	134
Pauline	229	$71,328	$156,300	—	0.0%	134
Lydia	227	$22,060	$43,800	—	63.2%	208
Dacusville	218	$105,357	$289,600	—	0.0%	65
Cordova	214	$49,886	$95,000	$785	3.4%	266
Elko	213	$38,854	$75,900	—	60.0%	171
Wisacky	205	—	$154,200	—	0.0%	147
Williams	203	$39,844	$94,400	—	21.7%	152
Gifford	201	$32,833	—	$633	3.4%	152
Lobeco	196	—	$91,700	—	14.4%	91
Kline	195	$53,750	$90,400	—	5.4%	171
Shiloh	195	$78,438	—	—	2.3%	199
Central Pacolet	194	$29,750	$70,000	$710	0.0%	134
Starr	194	$49,167	$141,700	$683	10.1%	129
Glenn Springs	187	—	—	—	0.0%	134
Lowndesville	184	—	—	$460	0.0%	96
Monetta	184	$53,438	$54,300	$889	4.3%	43
Mulberry	184	—	$66,200	—	2.3%	199
Olar	179	$39,375	$56,300	$950	6.9%	173
Mount Croghan	177	$71,875	$87,000	—	0.0%	160
Luray	176	$51,705	—	$1,083	9.6%	152
Hodges	173	$55,357	$106,300	$842	9.2%	96
Lodge	170	$34,938	$59,300	—	5.4%	152
Troy	165	$43,750	—	—	3.1%	96
Bradley	163	$42,981	$74,700	—	0.0%	96
Woodford	163	$41,875	$55,000	$850	0.0%	266
Nichols	160	$42,981	$79,000	—	4.1%	158
Livingston	149	$43,000	$82,500	$542	1.9%	266
Silverstreet	147	$97,500	$180,200	—	4.8%	91
Salem	145	$61,250	$156,300	$950	0.0%	94
Floydale	139	—	—	—	29.6%	287
Mountville	135	—	—	—	0.0%	130
Foreston	133	$60,060	$62,100	—	25.0%	146
Sellers	133	$31,667	—	$425	0.0%	158
Smoaks	125	$65,417	$143,300	—	1.8%	152
Rockville	113	$75,625	$470,000	—	0.0%	124
Scotia	111	—	$92,100	—	18.5%	152
Boykin	109	$128,580	—	—	0.0%	108
Parksville	104	$38,281	$122,800	$750	4.9%	41
Pawleys Island	104	$91,250	$1,291,700	—	0.0%	100
Zion	102	—	—	—	0.0%	158
Fingerville	99	—	—	—	—	134
Rains	98	$58,136	—	—	0.0%	158
Ware Place	96	$88,542	$78,700	—	0.0%	117
Sycamore	94	$25,000	$83,600	$650	0.0%	126
Ulmer	92	$59,688	$84,000	—	9.5%	126
Vance	92	—	—	$1,083	13.6%	266
Pomaria	91	$76,250	$147,900	—	0.0%	91
Browntown	90	—	—	—	0.0%	147
Tamassee	82	—	—	—	—	94
Willington	80	—	—	—	100.0%	41
Gramling	79	—	—	—	0.0%	134
Peak	79	$65,000	—	—	0.0%	91
Clarks Hill	78	—	—	—	0.0%	41
Jamestown	78	—	—	$1,323	0.0%	80
Princeton	78	—	—	—	0.0%	130
Plum Branch	76	$140,250	$113,800	—	4.3%	41
St. Charles	75	—	$217,500	—	0.0%	147
Tatum	72	$27,125	$125,900	—	36.4%	191
Tradesville	67	$70,909	$105,900	—	0.0%	109
Ashwood	63	—	—	—	25.0%	147
Blenheim	63	—	—	—	0.0%	191
Green Sea	63	—	—	—	—	112
Govan	56	—	$112,500	—	6.3%	173
Jenkinsville	54	$35,833	$78,300	—	0.0%	166
Caesars Head	42	—	$341,700	—	0.0%	117
Islandton	40	—	—	—	0.0%	152
Coronaca	32	—	—	—	0.0%	96
Cherokee Falls	30	—	—	—	0.0%	96
Longcreek	29	—	—	—	—	94
Cope	28	$41,875	—	—	15.4%	266
Smyrna	28	—	—	—	0.0%	75
Cross Anchor	25	—	—	—	—	134
Abney Crossroads	21	—	—	—	0.0%	108
Coosawhatchie	10	—	—	—	—	144
Live Oak	9	—	—	—	—	112
Ketchuptown	5	—	—	—	0.0%	112

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most affordable city in South Carolina?

Florence, SC is among the most affordable cities in South Carolina, with a cost of living index of 88 (US average = 100) and a median home value of $175,700. See the full ranking above.

What is the safest city in South Carolina?

Mount Pleasant, SC ranks among the safest cities in South Carolina, with a crime index of 43 (100 = U.S. average, lower is safer). Crime data from the FBI UCR Program.

Which South Carolina city has the highest median income?

Mount Pleasant, SC has one of the highest median household incomes in South Carolina at $115,167 per year. Source: US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates.