Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in South Carolina for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 20 places
- #1SpartanburgPopulation 38,301 · mixed overall livability73% match
- #2Hilton Head IslandPopulation 37,708 · mixed overall livability56% match
- #3North CharlestonPopulation 115,755 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #4Rock HillPopulation 74,170 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #5GreerPopulation 37,010 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #6CharlestonPopulation 149,960 · solid overall livability44% match
- #7Mount PleasantPopulation 90,945 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #8BlufftonPopulation 29,375 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #9ColumbiaPopulation 136,754 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #10SumterPopulation 43,046 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #11Myrtle BeachPopulation 36,064 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #12ConwayPopulation 25,121 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #13SummervillePopulation 50,839 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #14Goose CreekPopulation 45,858 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #15AikenPopulation 32,014 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #16MauldinPopulation 25,267 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #17FlorencePopulation 39,931 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #18AndersonPopulation 29,345 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #19GreenvillePopulation 70,838 · mixed overall livability22% match
- #20Fort MillPopulation 26,022 · mixed overall livability22% 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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