Best PlacesHammond Crossroads, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hammond Crossroads, 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.
Hammond Crossroads ranks 35,814th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hammond Crossroads
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.
Hammond Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hammond Crossroads ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$599 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Hammond Crossroads ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hammond Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hammond Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,140, 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 Hammond Crossroads' effective rate of 0.31%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hammond Crossroads
Hammond Crossroads 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 Hammond Crossroads.
Who works in Hammond Crossroads, and how
Work in Hammond Crossroads centers on manufacturing and utilities. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hammond Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hammond Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Hammond Crossroads, month by month
Hammond Crossroads sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Hammond Crossroads
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hammond Crossroads
Schools across Hammond Crossroads average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sandy Run SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Gadsden ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Hopkins ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeast MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Hopkins MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lower Richland HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Calhoun County HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Swansea HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hammond Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hammond Crossroads 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 Hammond Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hammond Crossroads
Is Hammond Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hammond Crossroads ranks 35,814th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hammond Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,769. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,140 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Hammond Crossroads safe?
Hammond Crossroads is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $656 per resident a year.
Compare Hammond Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hammond Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hammond Crossroads 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.
Hammond Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hammond Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hammond Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hammond Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hammond Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hammond Crossroads 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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