WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in South Carolina
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in South Carolina
Mauldin, Mauldin is the top-rated neighborhood in South Carolina — rated "Good for now."
Top 20 Neighborhoods in South Carolina
Mauldin
Good for nowMauldin, SC
Price
$215K
Walk
43/100
Schools
8.7/10
Summerville
Good for nowSummerville, SC
Price
$278K
Walk
43/100
Schools
8.3/10
Florence
Good for nowFlorence, SC
Price
$209K
Walk
33/100
Schools
8/10
Fort Mill
Good for nowFort Mill, SC
Price
$375K
Walk
2/100
Schools
9/10
Simpsonville
Good for nowSimpsonville, SC
Price
$294K
Walk
23/100
Schools
8.9/10
Conway
Good for nowConway, SC
Price
$200K
Walk
27/100
Schools
7.7/10
Mount Pleasant
Good for nowMount Pleasant, SC
Price
$618K
Schools
8.9/10
Rock Hill
Good for nowRock Hill, SC
Price
$206K
Walk
4/100
Schools
8.7/10
Sumter
Good for nowSumter, SC
Price
$141K
Walk
7/100
Schools
8.2/10
Greer
Good for nowGreer, SC
Price
$304K
Walk
3/100
Schools
8.7/10
Columbia
Think twiceColumbia, SC
Price
$235K
Walk
84/100
Schools
8.3/10
Greenville
Think twiceGreenville, SC
Price
$494K
Walk
68/100
Schools
8.4/10
Charleston
Think twiceCharleston, SC
Price
$615K
Walk
49/100
Schools
8.3/10
Hilton Head Island
Think twiceHilton Head Island, SC
Price
$714K
Schools
8/10
Aiken
Think twiceAiken, SC
Price
$146K
Walk
18/100
Schools
8/10
Anderson
Think twiceAnderson, SC
Price
$240K
Walk
16/100
Schools
8.4/10
North Charleston
Think twiceNorth Charleston, SC
Price
$221K
Walk
16/100
Schools
7.9/10
Myrtle Beach
Think twiceMyrtle Beach, SC
Price
$247K
Walk
11/100
Schools
8.5/10
Spartanburg
Think twiceSpartanburg, SC
Price
$187K
Schools
8.3/10
Goose Creek
Think twiceGoose Creek, SC
Price
$232K
Schools
8.2/10
How we rank neighborhoods in South Carolina
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the South Carolina average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.