Springdale ranks #18 in South Carolina for short commutes
Springdale is ranked on 30 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 96% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Springdale’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Springdale does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springdale marked.
Springdale lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Springdale’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Springdale does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Springdale sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Springdale out-ranks 0 of its 3 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 Springdale 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
#18 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#92
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#89
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#80
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#111
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#34
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#136
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#56 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#166
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#27
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#73
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #76 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #67 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #108
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#91
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#64 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#93
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#132
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#73
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#44 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#26
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#145 
The number on the right is Springdale’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.