Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in South Carolina for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 20 places
- #1ConwayPopulation 25,121 · mixed overall livability72% match
- #2SpartanburgPopulation 38,301 · mixed overall livability67% match
- #3SummervillePopulation 50,839 · mixed overall livability62% match
- #4Myrtle BeachPopulation 36,064 · mixed overall livability56% match
- #5Fort MillPopulation 26,022 · mixed overall livability56% match
- #6Rock HillPopulation 74,170 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #7AndersonPopulation 29,345 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #8MauldinPopulation 25,267 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #9GreerPopulation 37,010 · mixed overall livability46% match
- #10ColumbiaPopulation 136,754 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #11SumterPopulation 43,046 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #12CharlestonPopulation 149,960 · solid overall livability41% match
- #13North CharlestonPopulation 115,755 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #14Mount PleasantPopulation 90,945 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #15Goose CreekPopulation 45,858 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #16BlufftonPopulation 29,375 · mixed overall livability38% match
- #17GreenvillePopulation 70,838 · mixed overall livability36% match
- #18AikenPopulation 32,014 · mixed overall livability33% match
- #19Hilton Head IslandPopulation 37,708 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #20FlorencePopulation 39,931 · mixed overall livability23% 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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