Socastee makes South Carolina’s top 10 on 2 lists
Socastee is ranked on 31 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Socastee marked.
Socastee lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Socastee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Socastee does best come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Socastee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Socastee sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Socastee out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Socastee 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
#102
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#122
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#34
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
#5 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#75
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#27
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#98
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#45
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#120
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#84 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#37 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#3
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#73 
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#17
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#118 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #99 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #140 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #34
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#42
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#122 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#32
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#121
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#38
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#37
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#16 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#23
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#136
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Socastee’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.