Best Places to Live in South Carolina for Retirees

Top 20 places

1. #1North CharlestonPopulation 115,755 · mixed overall livability56% match
2. #2SummervillePopulation 50,839 · mixed overall livability56% match
3. #3Goose CreekPopulation 45,858 · mixed overall livability56% match
4. #4AikenPopulation 32,014 · mixed overall livability49% match
5. #5Hilton Head IslandPopulation 37,708 · mixed overall livability44% match
6. #6CharlestonPopulation 149,960 · solid overall livability41% match
7. #7Mount PleasantPopulation 90,945 · mixed overall livability41% match
8. #8ColumbiaPopulation 136,754 · mixed overall livability36% match
9. #9Rock HillPopulation 74,170 · mixed overall livability36% match
10. #10SumterPopulation 43,046 · mixed overall livability36% match
11. #11BlufftonPopulation 29,375 · mixed overall livability31% match
12. #12FlorencePopulation 39,931 · mixed overall livability26% match
13. #13SpartanburgPopulation 38,301 · mixed overall livability26% match
14. #14GreerPopulation 37,010 · mixed overall livability26% match
15. #15AndersonPopulation 29,345 · mixed overall livability26% match
16. #16MauldinPopulation 25,267 · mixed overall livability26% match
17. #17ConwayPopulation 25,121 · mixed overall livability26% match
18. #18Myrtle BeachPopulation 36,064 · mixed overall livability23% match
19. #19Fort MillPopulation 26,022 · mixed overall livability21% match
20. #20GreenvillePopulation 70,838 · mixed overall livability10% 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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