Best PlacesClover, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clover, 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.
Clover ranks 579th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clover
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.
Clover's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clover ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 89% of cities
Where Clover ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Clover
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clover home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,105, 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 Clover's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clover
Clover runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clover.
Who works in Clover, and how
Work in Clover centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Clover
Clover has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clover and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clover, month by month
Clover sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, 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 | 56° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Clover
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Clover
Schools across Clover average an A−, better than 90% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Griggs Road ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Crowders Creek ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Oakridge ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oakridge MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Clover MiddleA · 59% proficient
- York IntermediateC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Clover HighA · 73% proficient
- York Comprehensive HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clover school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clover 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 Clover against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Clover suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Clover
Is Clover a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clover ranks 579th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clover expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,079. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $94,105 median income, cost of living beats 68% of cities.
Is Clover safe?
Yes, Clover is safer than 80% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clover?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 31. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of cities.
Is Clover good for families?
Schools beat 90% of cities, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare Clover with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clover. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clover 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.
Clover detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clover: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clover: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clover: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clover: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clover 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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