Arcadia ranks #17 in South Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Arcadia is ranked on 24 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Fewer seniors than 98% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Arcadia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Arcadia does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Arcadia marked.
Arcadia lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Arcadia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Arcadia does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for low property taxes
Lists where Arcadia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Arcadia out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Arcadia lands in every SC ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#21
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#130
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#28
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#36 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#52 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#110
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#98
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#126
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#166
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#116
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#17 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#132
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#50 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #128 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #18 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #156
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#168
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#33 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
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Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#160
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#14
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Arcadia’s spot. All of South Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every SC list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.