Saluda makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 3 lists
Saluda is ranked on 32 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 6.
Saluda is on South Carolina’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Saluda marked.
More kids than 99% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Saluda’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Saluda lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Saluda’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Saluda does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for low depression
Lists where Saluda sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every SC list, and where Saluda lands
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
#3
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#37
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#2
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#40 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#21 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#145
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#167
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#121
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#157
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#170
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#7
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#132 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#105
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#87 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#105
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#138 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #146 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #20 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #154
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#156
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#3 
The number on the right is Saluda’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.