Conway ranks #11 in South Carolina for growth
Conway is ranked on 33 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Conway does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Conway marked.
Conway lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is Conway’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Conway does best come first.
Wetter than 86% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Conway’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for growth
Lists where Conway sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Conway out-ranks 1 of its 3 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.
Where Conway 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#62
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#19
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#105
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#84
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#35
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#80
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#58
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#92
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#116
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#117 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#18
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#45
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#122 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#119
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#51
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#77
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#33 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#85 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#48
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#118 
The number on the right is Conway’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.