Best PlacesDalewood, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dalewood, 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.
Dalewood ranks 29,372nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dalewood
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.
Dalewood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dalewood ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 85% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Dalewood ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dalewood
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dalewood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,985, 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 Dalewood's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dalewood
Dalewood runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dalewood.
Who works in Dalewood, and how
Work in Dalewood centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dalewood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dalewood.
What the weather is like in Dalewood, month by month
Dalewood sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 48° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Dalewood
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dalewood
Schools across Dalewood average a B+, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Iva ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Diamond Hill ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Starr-iva MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Dixie HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Crescent HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dalewood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dalewood 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 Dalewood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dalewood
Is Dalewood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dalewood ranks 29,372nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dalewood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,515. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $57,985 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Dalewood safe?
Yes, Dalewood is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare Dalewood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dalewood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dalewood 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.
Dalewood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dalewood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dalewood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dalewood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dalewood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dalewood 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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