Ladson ranks #35 in South Carolina for household income
Ladson is ranked on 31 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Ladson does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ladson marked.
Ladson lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Ladson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Ladson does best come first.
Longer growing season than 93% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Ladson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ladson out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Ladson 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
#71
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#60
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#69
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#92
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Columbia · 0.0 mi
#36 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#103
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#165
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#81
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #109 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #21 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #153
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#154
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#29 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#135
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#78
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#68 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#125
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#109 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#158 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#19
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#41
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#118
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#13
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#40 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#115
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#88
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Ladson’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.