Best PlacesBrownsville, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brownsville, 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.
Brownsville ranks 41,789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Brownsville
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.
Brownsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brownsville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$519 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Brownsville ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
Who lives in Brownsville
Brownsville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brownsville.
Who works in Brownsville, and how
Work in Brownsville centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Brownsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brownsville.
What the weather is like in Brownsville, month by month
Brownsville sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Brownsville
The nearest airport, Florence Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brownsville
Schools across Brownsville average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rosenwald Elementary/middleD · 20% proficient
- Clio ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blenheim Middle School Of DiscoveryF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Marlboro County HighB · 50% proficient
- Latta HighB− · 45% proficient
- Darlington HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brownsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brownsville 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 Brownsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brownsville
Is Brownsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brownsville ranks 41,789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brownsville safe?
Brownsville is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $856 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Brownsville?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 36. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of towns.
Compare Brownsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brownsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brownsville 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.
Brownsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brownsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brownsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brownsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brownsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brownsville 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.
- 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.
- 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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