Top 100 Cities In South Carolina

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Best Places to Live in South Carolina AreaVibes scores the liveability of more than 15,000 cities across America based on their overall score or "AreaVibe". More infoTo sort by population, simply drag the slider left or right to find the range you're looking for. You can also sort each category by clicking on the category name to sort by highest to lowest or lowest to highest. If you've added up all the individual scores for each city and found that they don't equal 100, it's not because we're bad at math. Each category has a different weight, which results in the overall score being adjusted accordingly.

Rank	City	AreaVibe Score	Cost of Living	Crime Index	Education	Employment	Health & Safety	Housing	Transportation	Weather	Local Business	User Ratings
1	Sullivan's Island, SC	85.45	7.1	n/a	7.5	8.5	7.2	9.6	7.2	8.3	n/a	n/a
2	Kiawah Island, SC	85.33	7.1	n/a	7.9	8.6	7.2	9.7	6.6	8.3	n/a	n/a
3	Lake Wylie, SC	85.19	8.6	n/a	8.3	8.6	6.9	8.6	6.5	7.9	n/a	n/a
4	Tega Cay, SC	85.08	8.6	8.9	8.0	8.7	7.0	8.2	6.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
5	Isle of Palms, SC	84.91	7.1	7.6	7.8	8.6	7.8	9.3	6.6	8.3	n/a	n/a
6	Five Forks, SC	84.19	9.1	n/a	7.5	8.7	6.4	8.1	7.1	7.9	n/a	n/a
7	Seabrook Island, SC	83.78	7.1	n/a	8.1	8.3	7.2	9.3	6.2	8.3	n/a	n/a
8	Forestbrook, SC	83.61	8.7	n/a	7.9	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.3	8.2	n/a	n/a
9	Due West, SC	83.59	8.9	9.9	7.4	7.1	7.0	6.8	7.0	7.9	n/a	n/a
10	Northlake, SC	82.98	8.9	n/a	7.7	7.7	7.2	7.7	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
11	Little River, SC	82.08	8.7	n/a	7.7	7.2	6.8	7.5	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
12	Pine Ridge, SC	81.82	8.1	9.4	6.8	7.6	6.9	7.0	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
13	Powderville, SC	81.72	9.1	n/a	7.0	7.7	6.4	7.6	7.0	8.3	n/a	n/a
14	Mount Pleasant, SC	81.68	7.1	7.4	7.5	8.1	7.0	8.2	7.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
15	Stateburg, SC	81.62	8.5	n/a	7.7	8.0	6.6	7.3	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
16	Clemson, SC	81.56	8.9	7.1	7.9	6.3	6.9	7.6	7.7	8.0	n/a	n/a
17	Murrells Inlet, SC	81.38	8.7	n/a	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.2	7.0	8.2	n/a	n/a
18	Red Hill, SC	81.14	8.7	n/a	7.3	7.1	7.4	7.3	6.8	8.2	n/a	n/a
19	Surfside Beach, SC	81.13	8.7	5.7	7.6	7.2	7.6	7.9	7.3	8.2	n/a	n/a
20	Socastee, SC	81.09	8.7	n/a	7.0	7.2	7.4	7.0	7.1	8.2	n/a	n/a
21	Garden City, SC	81.06	8.7	n/a	7.3	6.9	7.4	6.8	7.3	8.2	n/a	n/a
22	Wade Hampton, SC	80.97	9.1	n/a	7.1	7.2	6.4	7.6	7.3	7.9	n/a	n/a
23	Taylors, SC	80.96	9.1	n/a	7.2	7.5	6.4	7.4	7.1	7.9	n/a	n/a
24	Centerville, SC	80.92	8.9	n/a	7.0	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.2	7.9	n/a	n/a
25	Lake Murray of Richland, SC	80.90	8.1	n/a	6.8	8.5	6.2	8.4	6.4	8.1	n/a	n/a
26	Lugoff, SC	80.89	8.6	n/a	7.2	7.6	7.1	7.2	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
27	Newport, SC	80.82	8.6	n/a	7.2	8.0	6.6	7.7	6.6	7.8	n/a	n/a
28	Hilton Head Island, SC	80.62	5.6	n/a	7.6	8.1	7.0	8.8	7.7	8.6	6.6	n/a
29	North Augusta, SC	80.32	8.8	6.6	7.2	7.2	7.4	7.0	7.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
30	Seven Oaks, SC	79.99	8.1	n/a	7.4	7.5	6.2	7.4	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
31	Roebuck, SC	79.92	9.1	n/a	7.3	7.4	6.4	7.0	7.0	7.9	n/a	n/a
32	India Hook, SC	79.80	8.6	n/a	6.9	7.8	6.6	7.3	6.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
33	Belvedere, SC	79.75	8.8	n/a	7.1	7.0	7.4	6.4	6.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
34	Springdale, SC	79.67	8.1	7.3	7.5	7.6	6.2	7.1	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
35	Mauldin, SC	79.52	9.1	6.8	7.3	7.7	6.1	7.5	7.4	8.3	6.1	n/a
36	Boiling Springs, SC	79.42	9.1	n/a	6.3	7.8	6.4	7.2	7.0	7.9	n/a	n/a
37	Folly Beach, SC	79.40	7.1	5.3	7.9	7.5	7.3	8.7	6.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
38	Dentsville, SC	79.36	8.1	n/a	7.2	7.1	6.6	6.9	7.5	8.2	n/a	n/a
39	Lesslie, SC	79.12	8.6	n/a	6.8	7.4	6.6	7.4	6.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
40	Red Bank, SC	78.83	8.1	n/a	7.0	7.3	7.2	6.9	6.6	8.1	n/a	n/a
41	Lexington, SC	78.78	8.1	6.5	7.1	7.8	6.1	7.7	7.0	8.1	n/a	n/a
42	Valley Falls, SC	78.76	9.1	n/a	6.5	6.8	6.4	7.1	7.4	7.9	n/a	n/a
43	Edgefield, SC	78.75	8.8	9.0	6.5	6.1	6.5	6.4	6.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
44	Piedmont, SC	78.59	9.1	n/a	6.3	7.0	6.9	6.5	7.0	8.3	n/a	n/a
45	Clearwater, SC	78.58	8.8	n/a	6.3	6.6	7.4	6.6	7.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
46	Dalzell, SC	78.49	8.5	n/a	7.2	7.2	6.6	6.5	7.0	8.1	n/a	n/a
47	Cane Savannah, SC	78.47	8.5	n/a	6.9	7.3	6.6	6.6	7.0	8.1	n/a	n/a
48	North Myrtle Beach, SC	78.43	8.7	4.9	7.5	7.1	7.0	7.6	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
49	Aiken, SC	78.41	8.8	6.2	7.1	7.4	7.1	7.4	7.1	8.1	6.2	n/a
50	Pamplico, SC	78.39	8.8	9.3	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.8	8.0	n/a	n/a
51	Simpsonville, SC	78.36	9.1	6.1	7.1	7.5	5.6	7.3	7.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
52	Pendleton, SC	78.33	8.9	n/a	6.5	6.4	7.2	6.6	7.3	8.0	n/a	n/a
53	St. Andrews, SC	78.28	8.1	n/a	7.4	6.9	6.2	6.8	7.4	8.1	n/a	n/a
54	Fort Mill, SC	78.25	8.6	6.6	6.8	7.4	6.6	7.6	6.7	7.8	n/a	n/a
55	Irmo, SC	78.25	8.1	6.8	7.6	7.9	5.7	7.1	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
56	Oak Grove, SC	78.20	8.1	n/a	7.0	7.3	6.2	6.9	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
57	Woodfield, SC	78.14	8.1	n/a	6.6	7.1	6.6	6.7	7.5	8.2	n/a	n/a
58	Golden Grove, SC	78.11	9.1	n/a	6.3	7.3	6.4	7.0	6.4	8.3	n/a	n/a
59	Burnettown, SC	78.11	8.8	8.0	5.7	6.8	7.4	6.2	6.8	8.3	n/a	n/a
60	Meggett, SC	78.10	7.1	n/a	6.9	7.5	7.2	7.9	5.9	8.3	n/a	n/a
61	Oakland, SC	78.05	8.5	n/a	6.9	7.4	6.6	6.6	6.7	8.1	n/a	n/a
62	Jackson, SC	78.03	8.8	6.5	7.2	6.9	7.2	6.3	6.9	8.1	n/a	n/a
63	Travelers Rest, SC	78.00	9.1	6.9	6.6	6.9	6.8	7.1	6.7	7.9	n/a	n/a
64	Shell Point, SC	77.86	6.8	n/a	7.0	7.2	7.0	7.1	7.2	8.4	n/a	n/a
65	Port Royal, SC	77.85	6.8	7.6	7.2	7.0	6.5	6.9	7.5	8.4	n/a	n/a
66	Laurel Bay, SC	77.84	6.8	n/a	7.5	7.2	7.0	6.5	7.2	8.4	n/a	n/a
67	Fountain Inn, SC	77.83	9.1	6.2	6.7	7.2	6.1	7.1	7.1	8.3	n/a	n/a
68	North Hartsville, SC	77.74	8.8	n/a	6.2	7.2	6.9	6.3	7.1	8.0	n/a	n/a
69	Lyman, SC	77.70	9.1	7.5	6.5	7.1	6.0	6.6	7.0	7.9	n/a	n/a
70	Forest Acres, SC	77.65	8.1	5.1	7.7	7.5	6.0	7.5	7.6	8.2	n/a	n/a
71	Mayo, SC	77.65	9.1	n/a	6.1	7.3	6.4	6.9	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
72	Charleston, SC	77.40	7.1	6.4	7.1	6.9	6.8	7.7	7.4	8.3	7.1	7.0
73	Burton, SC	77.33	6.8	n/a	7.0	7.2	7.0	6.9	7.0	8.4	n/a	n/a
74	Elgin, SC	77.17	8.6	5.3	7.4	7.4	7.3	6.6	6.9	7.8	n/a	n/a
75	Summerville, SC	77.04	7.1	6.5	7.4	7.4	6.7	7.3	6.5	8.3	n/a	n/a
76	Hanahan, SC	77.01	7.1	6.4	7.3	7.1	6.5	7.2	7.2	8.3	n/a	n/a
77	Irwin, SC	76.95	8.6	n/a	6.2	7.3	7.0	6.2	6.9	7.8	n/a	n/a
78	Seneca, SC	76.92	8.9	5.3	6.5	6.7	7.2	6.9	7.6	8.0	n/a	n/a
79	Easley, SC	76.92	9.1	6.2	6.6	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	8.3	5.7	n/a
80	Goose Creek, SC	76.90	7.1	n/a	7.4	7.5	6.9	7.2	7.1	8.3	5.7	n/a
81	Chesterfield, SC	76.88	8.8	6.9	6.1	6.2	7.3	6.3	7.3	8.0	n/a	n/a
82	Duncan, SC	76.67	9.1	7.6	6.1	6.4	5.8	6.5	7.5	7.9	n/a	n/a
83	Wellford, SC	76.59	9.1	7.5	5.5	6.7	6.5	6.2	7.4	7.9	n/a	n/a
84	Greenville, SC	76.57	9.1	5.2	6.7	6.8	5.5	7.4	7.7	7.9	7.8	7.0
85	Bluffton, SC	76.48	5.6	7.2	7.0	7.3	6.7	7.7	6.7	8.6	n/a	n/a
86	Wedgewood, SC	76.33	8.5	n/a	6.9	7.1	6.6	6.1	6.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
87	Conway, SC	76.12	8.7	4.8	6.6	6.7	7.4	7.1	7.0	8.2	n/a	n/a
88	Johnsonville, SC	76.09	8.8	6.7	6.6	6.8	6.8	6.1	6.6	8.0	n/a	n/a
89	East Sumter, SC	76.05	8.5	n/a	6.5	6.3	6.6	6.2	7.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
90	Central, SC	75.93	8.9	5.8	7.0	6.1	6.6	6.6	7.3	8.0	n/a	n/a
91	South Congaree, SC	75.91	8.1	7.0	5.9	7.0	7.1	6.5	6.6	8.1	n/a	n/a
92	Arial, SC	75.90	9.1	n/a	5.3	6.5	7.1	6.5	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
93	Sans Souci, SC	75.87	9.1	n/a	6.1	6.4	6.4	6.4	7.1	7.9	n/a	n/a
94	Camden, SC	75.79	8.6	5.1	7.0	7.0	6.1	7.1	7.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
95	Liberty, SC	75.70	9.1	5.6	6.0	6.6	7.5	6.4	6.9	8.0	n/a	n/a
96	Myrtle Beach, SC	75.65	8.7	3.7	7.1	6.9	6.6	7.3	7.6	8.2	n/a	n/a
97	Parris Island, SC	75.54	6.8	n/a	7.9	7.5	7.0	4.6	6.8	8.6	n/a	n/a
98	Welcome, SC	75.48	9.1	n/a	5.5	6.7	6.4	6.3	7.2	7.9	n/a	n/a
99	Orangeburg, SC	75.48	8.1	5.3	6.6	6.6	7.0	6.6	7.6	8.1	n/a	n/a
100	Privateer, SC	75.47	8.5	n/a	5.4	6.9	7.1	6.1	7.0	8.1	n/a	n/a