Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in South Carolina for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 20 places
- #1Myrtle BeachPopulation 36,064 · mixed overall livability71% match
- #2ConwayPopulation 25,121 · mixed overall livability71% match
- #3CharlestonPopulation 149,960 · solid overall livability54% match
- #4North CharlestonPopulation 115,755 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #5Mount PleasantPopulation 90,945 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #6SummervillePopulation 50,839 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #7Goose CreekPopulation 45,858 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #8Hilton Head IslandPopulation 37,708 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #9BlufftonPopulation 29,375 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #10FlorencePopulation 39,931 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #11AikenPopulation 32,014 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #12ColumbiaPopulation 136,754 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #13Rock HillPopulation 74,170 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #14GreenvillePopulation 70,838 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #15SumterPopulation 43,046 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #16SpartanburgPopulation 38,301 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #17GreerPopulation 37,010 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #18AndersonPopulation 29,345 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #19Fort MillPopulation 26,022 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #20MauldinPopulation 25,267 · mixed overall livability32% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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