Saxon makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 3 lists
Saxon is ranked on 29 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Saxon does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Saxon marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Saxon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Saxon lands in the top half on 8 of 18 lists
Each dot is Saxon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Saxon does best come first.
Younger than 94% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Saxon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Saxon out-ranks 1 of its 4 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 Saxon 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#5 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#6
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#65
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#6
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#50 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#104
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#29 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#171
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#167
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#169
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#172
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#171
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#153
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#15 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #149 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #12 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #162
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#149
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#26 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#141
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#138
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#28
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#160
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#66 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#44
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#38
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Saxon’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.