Best PlacesEdgefield, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgefield, 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.
Edgefield ranks 44,127th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Edgefield
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.
Edgefield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgefield ranks high
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 80% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Edgefield ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$48,800 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgefield
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgefield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,800, 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 Edgefield's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edgefield
Edgefield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgefield.
Who works in Edgefield, and how
Work in Edgefield centers on wholesale trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Edgefield
Edgefield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Edgefield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edgefield, month by month
Edgefield sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Edgefield
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgefield
Schools across Edgefield average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Merriwether ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- W. E. Parker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Saluda ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saluda MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Merriwether MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Johnston-edgefield-trenton MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Saluda HighB · 50% proficient
- Mccormick HighB · 50% proficient
- Strom Thurmond HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgefield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgefield 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 Edgefield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgefield
Is Edgefield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgefield ranks 44,127th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgefield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,189. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,800 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Edgefield safe?
Edgefield is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $928 per resident a year.
Compare Edgefield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgefield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgefield 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.
Edgefield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgefield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgefield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgefield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgefield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgefield 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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