Parker ranks #11 in South Carolina for a top hospital nearby
Parker is ranked on 33 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Parker does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Parker marked.
Parker lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Parker’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Parker does best come first.
Cooler summers than 94% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Parker’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Parker sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Parker out-ranks 0 of its 5 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 Parker 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#39
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#94
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#72
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
#38 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#161
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#134
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#162
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#157
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#172
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#116
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#11 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#79
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#49 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#93 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#118
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#66 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #143 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #23 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #150
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#151
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#43 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
#22
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Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
#33
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#124
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#153
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#11
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#112
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#37 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#105
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#19
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Parker’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.