South Carolina

SC

51 cities with population 10,000+ — government data from Census Bureau, CDC, and CMS.

Cities
51
pop ≥ 10,000
Total Population
1,553,218
in tracked cities
Avg Median Income
$68,518
Near average
Avg Home Value
$256,816
+13% vs avg

Public Safety

Violent Crime
459
per 100k residents
Property Crime
2343
per 100k residents
Assault
407
per 100k
Burglary
367
per 100k

Safest Cities in South Carolina

1 Columbia
459/100k
2 Charleston
459/100k
3 North Charleston
459/100k
4 Mount Pleasant
459/100k
5 Rock Hill
459/100k
6 Greenville
459/100k
7 Summerville
459/100k
8 Sumter
459/100k
9 Goose Creek
459/100k
10 Hilton Head Island
459/100k

Largest Cities 10

1 Columbia
142,416
2 Charleston
132,609
3 North Charleston
108,304
4 Mount Pleasant
81,317
5 Rock Hill
71,548
6 Greenville
64,579
7 Summerville
48,848
8 Sumter
40,816
9 Goose Creek
40,633
10 Hilton Head Island
40,512

Highest Income 10

1 Rock Hill
$89,095
2 Charleston
$88,494
3 Hilton Head Island
$86,573
4 Goose Creek
$84,358
5 Summerville
$78,198
6 Lexington
$77,408
7 Greenville
$76,932
8 Aiken
$70,609
9 Myrtle Beach
$66,880
10 Anderson
$66,651

Highest Home Values 10

1 Charleston
$489,100
2 Hilton Head Island
$455,600
3 Rock Hill
$361,300
4 Summerville
$329,300
5 Goose Creek
$310,300
6 Greenville
$299,000
7 Myrtle Beach
$287,700
8 Columbia
$242,800
9 Lexington
$234,500
10 Spartanburg
$233,300

South Carolina City Rankings 10

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All Cities in South Carolina 51

Columbia 142K Charleston 133K North Charleston 108K Mount Pleasant 81K Rock Hill 72K Greenville 65K Summerville 49K Sumter 41K Goose Creek 41K Hilton Head Island 41K Florence 38K Spartanburg 38K Hilton Head 37K Myrtle Beach 31K Aiken 31K Greer 28K Anderson 27K Mauldin 25K Greenwood 23K North Augusta 23K Taylors 22K Saint Andrews 21K Conway 21K Easley 21K Simpsonville 21K Wade Hampton 21K Lexington 20K Socastee 20K Hanahan 18K Bluffton 17K West Columbia 16K North Myrtle Beach 16K Clemson 15K Seven Oaks 15K Berea 14K Gantt 14K Five Forks 14K Dentsville 14K Ladson 14K Fort Mill 14K Cayce 14K Orangeburg 13K Beaufort 13K Red Hill 13K Gaffney 13K Port Royal 12K Irmo 12K Parker 11K Forest Acres 11K Newberry 10K Oak Grove 10K
Data Sources

City population from GeoNames/Census Bureau. Economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates, county-level). Health data from the CDC PLACES program. Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.