Best PlacesAbbeville County, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Abbeville County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Abbeville County ranks 1,818th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Abbeville County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Abbeville County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Abbeville County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of counties
- QuietBetter than 85% of counties
- School gradeB, better than 78% of counties
Where Abbeville County ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 15% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Abbeville County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Abbeville County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,349, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Abbeville County's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Abbeville County
Abbeville County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Abbeville County.
Who works in Abbeville County, and how
Work in Abbeville County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Abbeville County
Abbeville County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Abbeville County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Abbeville County growing, and who is moving in?
Abbeville County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greenville, SC.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Abbeville County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Abbeville County, month by month
Abbeville County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Abbeville County
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Abbeville County
Schools across Abbeville County average a B, better than 78% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Wright ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Cherokee Trail ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Iva ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Honea Path MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Starr-iva MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Ware Shoals Elementary MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Dixie HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Crescent HighA− · 60% proficient
- Calhoun Falls Charter SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Abbeville County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Abbeville County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Abbeville County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Abbeville County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Abbeville County
Is Abbeville County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Abbeville County ranks 1,818th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Abbeville County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,577. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,349 median income, cost of living beats 33% of counties.
Is Abbeville County safe?
Abbeville County is safer than 23% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $559 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Abbeville County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 31. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of counties.
Is Abbeville County good for families?
Schools beat 78% of counties, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $581 a month.
Compare Abbeville County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Abbeville County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Abbeville County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Abbeville County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Abbeville County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Abbeville County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Abbeville County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Abbeville County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Abbeville County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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