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South Carolina City Rankings

How cities and counties in South Carolina compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Kiawah Island$213,594
  2. 2. Tega Cay$142,000
  3. 3. Mount Pleasant$124,755

Most Expensive Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Kiawah Island$2,000,000+
  2. 2. Mount Pleasant$748,500
  3. 3. Hilton Head Island$687,400

Most Affordable Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Bennettsville$92,100
  2. 2. Union$109,400
  3. 3. Chester$123,000

Cities with the Highest Rent in South Carolina

  1. 1. Bluffton$2,256/mo
  2. 2. Mount Pleasant$2,159/mo
  3. 3. Charleston$1,722/mo

Most Educated Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Kiawah Island87.3%
  2. 2. Mount Pleasant68.4%
  3. 3. Tega Cay67.1%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in South Carolina

  1. 1. Clemson36%
  2. 2. Orangeburg32.6%
  3. 3. Newberry31.5%

Most Densely Populated Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Tega Cay2,979
  2. 2. Simpsonville2,694
  3. 3. Greenville2,407

Largest Cities in South Carolina by Population

  1. 1. Charleston154,338
  2. 2. Columbia139,643
  3. 3. North Charleston119,913

Youngest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Clemson24.8 years
  2. 2. Columbia28.6 years
  3. 3. Newberry29.3 years

Oldest Cities in South Carolina by Median Age

  1. 1. Kiawah Island66.8 years
  2. 2. North Myrtle Beach61.9 years
  3. 3. Hilton Head Island59.8 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Fort Mill+47.8%
  2. 2. Greer+30.9%
  3. 3. Bluffton+30.5%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Bennettsville-6.5%
  2. 2. Union-3.1%
  3. 3. Gaffney-1.7%

Fastest-Growing Cities in South Carolina Since 2010

  1. 1. Fort Mill+126.9%
  2. 2. Bluffton+121.1%
  3. 3. Tega Cay+67.8%

Climate

Warmest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Beaufort67.2°F
  2. 2. Bluffton67.2°F
  3. 3. Charleston67.2°F

Coldest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Gaffney58.0°F
  2. 2. Greenville59.7°F
  3. 3. Mauldin59.7°F

Snowiest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Greer3.9 in
  2. 2. Clemson2.2 in
  3. 3. Union1.9 in

Wettest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Easley56.7 in
  2. 2. Georgetown55.4 in
  3. 3. Surfside Beach55.3 in

Driest Cities in South Carolina

  1. 1. Bennettsville41.7 in
  2. 2. Fort Mill42.4 in
  3. 3. Tega Cay42.4 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in South Carolina

  1. 1. Charleston County98.6
  2. 2. Horry County98.2
  3. 3. Beaufort County97.1

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in South Carolina

  1. 1. McCormick County9.5
  2. 2. Edgefield County22.0
  3. 3. Calhoun County22.6

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in South Carolina

  1. 1. Charleston County$499.8M
  2. 2. Horry County$290.4M
  3. 3. Beaufort County$255.6M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in South Carolina

  1. 1. Aiken County3
  2. 2. Allendale County3
  3. 3. Bamberg County3

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in South Carolina

  1. 1. Spartanburg County49
  2. 2. Greenville County48
  3. 3. Richland County47

Counties with the Cleanest Air in South Carolina

  1. 1. Berkeley County37
  2. 2. Aiken County39
  3. 3. Darlington County40

Counties in the Worst Drought in South Carolina

  1. 1. Dillon County300.0
  2. 2. Florence County300.0
  3. 3. Horry County300.0

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.