Best PlacesEasley, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Easley, 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.
Easley ranks 1,265th 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 Easley
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.
Easley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Easley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of cities
- School gradeB+, better than 73% of cities
Where Easley ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Easley
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Easley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,356, 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 Easley's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Easley
Easley'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 Easley.
Who works in Easley, and how
Work in Easley centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Easley
Easley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Easley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Easley, month by month
Easley sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Easley
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Easley
Schools across Easley average a B+, better than 73% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Wren ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Powdersville ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Ambler ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wren MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Dacusville MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Powdersville MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Powdersville HighA · 71% proficient
- Wren HighA− · 65% proficient
- Easley HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Easley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Easley 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 Easley against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Easley suits
Common questions about living in Easley
Is Easley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Easley ranks 1,265th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Easley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,700. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $74,356 median income, cost of living beats 45% of cities.
Is Easley safe?
Easley is safer than 50% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Easley?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 31. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of cities.
Is Easley good for families?
Schools beat 73% of cities, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $908 a month.
Compare Easley with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Easley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Easley 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.
Easley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Easley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Easley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Easley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Easley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Easley 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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