Lyman makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 2 lists
Lyman is ranked on 33 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
More snow than 98% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Lyman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lyman does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lyman marked.
Lyman lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lyman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Lyman does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Lyman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lyman out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Every SC list, and where Lyman lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#7 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#69
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#35 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #67 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #28 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #146
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#152
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#40 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#76
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#89
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#80
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#69
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#73
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#136
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#80 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#124
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#91
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#146
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#114 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#143
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#132 
The number on the right is Lyman’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.