Edgefield ranks #22 in South Carolina for cheap rent
Edgefield is ranked on 30 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 Edgefield does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edgefield marked.
Edgefield lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Edgefield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Edgefield does best come first.
Fewer kids than 93% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Edgefield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Edgefield 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
#25
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#22
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#41
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#164
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#155
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#162
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#157
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#135
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Columbia · 0.0 mi
#140 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#44
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#141 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#93
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#102 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #151 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #102 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #71
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#146
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#161 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#154 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#70
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#26
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#138
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#42
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#115 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#146
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 Edgefield’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.