Judson makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 2 lists
Judson is ranked on 27 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Judson marked.
Fewer seniors than 97% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Judson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Judson lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Judson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Judson does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Judson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Judson out-ranks 1 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 Judson 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
#158
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#140
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#154
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#153
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#166
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#22
Closest to a top hospital#1 Columbia · 0.0 mi
#5 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#22
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#112
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#49
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#83
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#2 
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#122
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#66 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#123 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #133 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #13 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #161
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#166
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#10 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
#22
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
#33
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
#31
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#26
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#15
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Judson’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.