Best PlacesEdgemoor, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgemoor, 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.
Edgemoor ranks 27,537th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low property taxes, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgemoor
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.
Edgemoor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgemoor ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$596 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
Where Edgemoor ranks low
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- Household income$68,244 median, better than only 43% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgemoor
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgemoor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,244, 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 Edgemoor's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Edgemoor
Edgemoor runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Edgemoor.
Who works in Edgemoor, and how
Work in Edgemoor centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Edgemoor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edgemoor.
What the weather is like in Edgemoor, month by month
Edgemoor sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Edgemoor
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 29 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Edgemoor
Schools across Edgemoor average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Holly ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Lewisville ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Saluda Trail MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Lewisville MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewisville HighA− · 60% proficient
- South Pointe HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgemoor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgemoor
Is Edgemoor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgemoor ranks 27,537th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgemoor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,772. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $68,244 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Edgemoor safe?
Edgemoor is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Edgemoor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgemoor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgemoor 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.
Edgemoor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgemoor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgemoor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgemoor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgemoor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgemoor 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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