Best PlacesDue West, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Due West, 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.
Due West ranks 18,531st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Due West
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.
Due West's strengths and weaknesses
Where Due West ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Due West ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 25% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Due West
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Due West home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,409, 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 Due West'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, 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 Due West
Due West runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Due West.
Who works in Due West, and how
Work in Due West centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Due West
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Due West.
What the weather is like in Due West, month by month
Due West sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Due West
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Due West
Schools across Due West average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wright ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Cherokee Trail ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Diamond Hill ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Honea Path MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Dixie HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Belton Honea Path HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Due West school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Due West 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 Due West against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Due West
Is Due West a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Due West ranks 18,531st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Due West expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,551. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $68,409 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Due West safe?
Due West is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare Due West with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Due West. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Due West 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.
Due West detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Due West: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Due West: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Due West: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Due West: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Due West 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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