Best PlacesHopewell, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hopewell, 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.
Hopewell ranks 33,150th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hopewell
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.
Hopewell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hopewell ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Hopewell ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$47,905 median, better than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hopewell
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hopewell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $47,905; 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 Hopewell's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Hopewell
Hopewell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hopewell.
Who works in Hopewell, and how
Work in Hopewell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hopewell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hopewell.
What the weather is like in Hopewell, month by month
Hopewell sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Hopewell
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 34 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 Hopewell
Schools across Hopewell average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hickory Grove-sharon ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Draytonville ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Corinth ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- John E. Ewing MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- York Comprehensive HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Gaffney HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hopewell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hopewell 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 Hopewell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hopewell
Is Hopewell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hopewell ranks 33,150th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hopewell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,629. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $47,905 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Hopewell safe?
Hopewell is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Hopewell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hopewell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hopewell 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.
Hopewell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hopewell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hopewell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hopewell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hopewell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hopewell 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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