Sangaree ranks #3 in South Carolina for walkable streets
Sangaree is ranked on 31 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sangaree marked.
Sangaree lands in the top half on 4 of 19 lists
Each dot is Sangaree’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Sangaree does best come first.
Longer growing season than 93% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Sangaree’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Sangaree out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Sangaree 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#112
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#124
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#98
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#100
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#73
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#116
Closest to a top hospital#1 Columbia · 0.0 mi
#32 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#118
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#3 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#112
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#145
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#93
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#120
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#109 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #138 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #58 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #117
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#147
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#83 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#153 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#21
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#44
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#121
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#13
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#38 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#123
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#126
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Sangaree’s spot. 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.