Berea ranks #30 in South Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Berea is ranked on 31 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Wetter than 98% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Berea’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Berea out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
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.
Berea lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Berea’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Berea does best come first.
The lists Berea does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berea marked.
Where Berea 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#137
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#89
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#121
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#143
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#166
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#30 
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#62
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#66 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#79
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#90
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#112
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#97 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #101 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #66 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #107
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#62
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#54 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
#103 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
#22
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
#33
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#131
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#157
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#4
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#112
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#5 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#97
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#50
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Berea’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.