Safest Cities in South Carolina
Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Safest Cities 50
1 Hilton Head Island
71.0
2 Hilton Head
71.0
3 Bluffton
71.0
4 Beaufort
71.0
5 Port Royal
71.0
6 Rock Hill
70.2
7 Fort Mill
70.2
8 Charleston
69.9
9 North Charleston
69.9
10 Mount Pleasant
69.9
11 Greenville
68.6
12 Greer
68.6
13 Mauldin
68.6
14 Taylors
68.6
15 Simpsonville
68.6
16 Wade Hampton
68.6
17 Berea
68.6
18 Gantt
68.6
19 Five Forks
68.6
20 Parker
68.6
21 Goose Creek
68.0
22 Hanahan
68.0
23 Ladson
68.0
24 Lexington
67.7
25 West Columbia
67.7
26 Seven Oaks
67.7
27 Cayce
67.7
28 Irmo
67.7
29 Oak Grove
67.7
30 Summerville
67.0
31 Myrtle Beach
64.9
32 Conway
64.9
33 Socastee
64.9
34 North Myrtle Beach
64.9
35 Red Hill
64.9
36 Aiken
64.5
37 North Augusta
64.5
38 Columbia
64.0
39 Saint Andrews
64.0
40 Dentsville
64.0
41 Forest Acres
64.0
42 Anderson
63.7
43 Spartanburg
63.6
44 Easley
63.5
45 Clemson
63.5
46 Greenwood
62.6
47 Newberry
60.8
48 Sumter
60.5
49 Florence
60.2
50 Gaffney
58.5
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).