Georgetown ranks #7 in South Carolina for low depression
Georgetown is ranked on 33 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Georgetown does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Georgetown marked.
Georgetown lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Georgetown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Georgetown does best come first.
Wetter than 94% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Georgetown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Georgetown sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Georgetown 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
#77
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#57
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#60
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#83
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#57
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#7
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#116 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#55
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#27
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#55
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#46
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#66
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#38 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#67 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#15
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#17
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#103
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#35 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #97 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #150 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #24
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#14
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#152 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#20
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#133
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#31
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#23
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#10 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Georgetown’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.