Florence ranks #15 in South Carolina for short commutes
Florence is ranked on 34 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Steadier prices than 90% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Florence’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Florence lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Florence’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Florence does best come first.
The lists Florence does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Florence marked.
Every SC list, and where Florence lands
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
#15 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#102
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#124
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#80
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#100
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#173 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#52
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#58
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#51 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#86
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#75
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
#22 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #62 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #77 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #96
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#71
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#48 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#43
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#66 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#85
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#35
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#129
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#67 
The number on the right is Florence’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.