Denmark is #1 in South Carolina for affordability
Denmark is ranked on 29 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Denmark marked.
Denmark lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Denmark’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Denmark does best come first.
Younger than 91% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Denmark’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for low depression
Lists where Denmark sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Denmark 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#9 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#1
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#32
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#30
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#141
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#149
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#98
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#126
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#120
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#7
Closest to a top hospital#1 Columbia · 0.0 mi
#168 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#101
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#69 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#50 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #132 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #16 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #158
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#67
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#155 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#47
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#28
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#140
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#45
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#96 
The number on the right is Denmark’s spot. All of South Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.