Williston ranks #13 in South Carolina for affordability
Williston 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 3.
The lists Williston does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Williston marked.
Williston lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Williston’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Williston does best come first.
More year-round than 94% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Williston’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Williston sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every SC list, and where Williston 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
#13
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#13
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#25
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#50 Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#156
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#155
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#154
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#147
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#120
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#161 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#57 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #129 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #116 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #64
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#61
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#39 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#138 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
#82
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Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#156 
The number on the right is Williston’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.