Best PlacesChesnee, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chesnee, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chesnee ranks 20,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chesnee
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.
Chesnee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chesnee ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 75% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Chesnee ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 36% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 36% of towns
- Household income$65,280 median, better than only 37% of towns
- Cheap childcare$862 a month, better than only 41% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chesnee
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chesnee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,280, 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 Chesnee's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Chesnee
Chesnee's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chesnee.
Who works in Chesnee, and how
Work in Chesnee centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chesnee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chesnee.
What the weather is like in Chesnee, month by month
Chesnee sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Chesnee
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chesnee
Schools across Chesnee average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Prospect ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Carlisle-foster's Grove ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Oakland ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chesnee MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Rainbow Lake MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Boiling Springs HighA · 71% proficient
- Chapman HighA− · 61% proficient
- Broome HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chesnee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chesnee 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 Chesnee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chesnee
Is Chesnee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chesnee ranks 20,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chesnee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,261. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $65,280 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Chesnee safe?
Chesnee is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare Chesnee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chesnee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chesnee 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.
Chesnee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chesnee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chesnee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chesnee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chesnee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chesnee 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.
- 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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