Hilltop ranks #13 in South Carolina for trails
Hilltop is ranked on 24 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Hilltop does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hilltop marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for affordability
Lists where Hilltop sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hilltop lands in the top half on 7 of 17 lists
Each dot is Hilltop’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Hilltop does best come first.
More year-round than 92% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Hilltop’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hilltop out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Hilltop 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#66
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#13
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#23 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#27
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#104
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#36
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#143
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#140
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#141
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#136
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#161
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#29 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#129 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #171 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #45 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #130
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#140
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#112 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#160
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#158
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#41
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
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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.