Best PlacesGreenwood Shores, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenwood Shores, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greenwood Shores ranks 7,951st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greenwood Shores
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.
Greenwood Shores' strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenwood Shores ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Greenwood Shores ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenwood Shores
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenwood Shores home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $101,720; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Greenwood Shores' effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Greenwood Shores
Greenwood Shores runs older 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 Greenwood Shores.
Who works in Greenwood Shores, and how
Work in Greenwood Shores centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Greenwood Shores
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenwood Shores.
What the weather is like in Greenwood Shores, month by month
Greenwood Shores 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 Greenwood Shores
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenwood Shores
Schools across Greenwood Shores average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ninety Six ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgewood MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Ninety Six HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenwood Shores school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenwood Shores 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 Greenwood Shores against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenwood Shores
Is Greenwood Shores a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenwood Shores ranks 7,951st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, civic engagement, and fast internet, and lowest on cell coverage and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenwood Shores expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $447,822. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $101,720 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Greenwood Shores safe?
Yes, Greenwood Shores is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare Greenwood Shores with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenwood Shores. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenwood Shores 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.
Greenwood Shores detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenwood Shores: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenwood Shores: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenwood Shores: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenwood Shores: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenwood Shores 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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