Moncks Corner makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 2 lists
Moncks Corner is ranked on 34 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Moncks Corner marked.
Moncks Corner lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is Moncks Corner’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Moncks Corner does best come first.
Hotter summers than 90% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Moncks Corner’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for growth
Lists where Moncks Corner sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every SC list, and where Moncks Corner lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#87
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#2
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#128
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
#7 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#52
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#102
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#45
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#45
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#34
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#115 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#30 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #65 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #49 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #124
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#153
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#27 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#57
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#35
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#101 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#83
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#109 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#139
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#133
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#151
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#146 
The number on the right is Moncks Corner’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.