York ranks #7 in South Carolina for new homes
York is ranked on 35 lists against the 173 South Carolina towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 1.
Colder winters than 98% of South Carolina
Not better or worse, just York’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
York lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is York’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in SC, the right end is last. Areas where York does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for new homes
Lists where York sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists York does best on
Each list ranks every SC town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with York marked.
Where York 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 North Myrtle Beach · 48.3%
#66
Most new homes#1 Hardeeville · 110.6 per 1,000
#7
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Hardeeville · +86.5%
#98
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Newberry · 13.8 per home
#13 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Denmark · 0.9 yrs
#72
Cheapest rent#1 Landrum · $486/mo
#57
Lowest property tax#1 Cherryvale · $199/yr
#125
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Augusta · 38.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Mount Pleasant · 98 / 100
#125
Lowest obesity#1 Isle of Palms · 25%
#140
Fewest smokers#1 Isle of Palms · 6%
#98
Most active#1 Isle of Palms · 14%
#118
Fewest uninsured#1 Isle of Palms · 4%
#92
Lowest depression#1 Hilton Head Island · 17%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Summerville · 0.0 mi
#120 Safety
Safest#1 Tega Cay · 7.7
#49 Schools
Best schools#1 Lake Murray of Richland · +36.8 pts
#73
Highest graduation rate#1 Fort Mill · 96%
#109 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Northlake · 36.2%
#88
Most trails#1 Pine Ridge · 3.2 mi / sq mi
S
Most walkable#1 Surfside Beach · 200 / sq mi
#111 People
C Most educated#1 Clemson University · 100% #126 C Youngest#1 Clemson University · 19.2 #44 K Oldest#1 Keowee Key · 65.6 #129
Most residents 65+#1 Litchfield Beach · 48.2%
#132
Most kids#1 Wellford · 39.2%
#20 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Cheraw · 13.8 min
#162 
The number on the right is York’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.