Best PlacesDalzell, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dalzell, 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.
Dalzell ranks 34,841st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on population health, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dalzell
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.
Dalzell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dalzell ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 70% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Dalzell ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 27% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dalzell
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dalzell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,619, 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 Dalzell's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dalzell
Dalzell runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dalzell.
Who works in Dalzell, and how
Work in Dalzell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dalzell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dalzell.
What the weather is like in Dalzell, month by month
Dalzell sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Dalzell
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dalzell
Schools across Dalzell average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- High Hills ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
- Dennis ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
- West Lee ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillcrest MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Ebenezer MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Lee Central MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Crestwood HighB− · 45% proficient
- Lee Central HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dalzell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dalzell 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 Dalzell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dalzell
Is Dalzell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dalzell ranks 34,841st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime 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 Dalzell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,443. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $63,619 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Dalzell safe?
Dalzell is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $612 per resident a year.
Compare Dalzell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dalzell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dalzell 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.
Dalzell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dalzell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dalzell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dalzell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dalzell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dalzell 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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