Woodruff ranks #31 in South Carolina for public schools
Woodruff 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 2.
The lists Woodruff does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Woodruff marked.
Woodruff lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Woodruff’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where Woodruff does best come first.
More year-round than 82% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just Woodruff’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Woodruff 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
#80
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#35
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#31
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#66 
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#128
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#111
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#121
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#126
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#135
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#116
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#95 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #121 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #43 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #131
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#109
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#47 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#137 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#137
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#129 Climate
Snowiest#1 Landrum · 4.9 in
E
Least snow#1 Easley · 1.0 in
Mildest winters#1 Hilton Head Island · 41.0°
#132
Hottest summers#1 Cayce · 93.2°
#94
Coolest summers#1 Travelers Rest · 87.9°
#72
Longest growing season#1 Mount Pleasant · 321 days
#112
Wettest#1 Walhalla · 61 in
#90 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#141
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#90
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
The number on the right is Woodruff’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.