Newtown isn’t ranked, but the towns around it are
Newtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, below the floor for South Carolina’s town rankings: Census estimates for a town this size carry margins too wide to rank fairly. Here’s what the towns around it are known for.
What the towns around Newtown are known for
Each neighbor’s best finish on a SC list.
Every SC list
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
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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
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
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Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
All of South Carolina’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.