Best PlacesJacksonboro, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jacksonboro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jacksonboro ranks 45,233rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jacksonboro
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.
Jacksonboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jacksonboro ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$111,980 median, better than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$589 a month, better than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Jacksonboro ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jacksonboro
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jacksonboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,980, 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 Jacksonboro's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Jacksonboro
Jacksonboro 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 Jacksonboro.
Who works in Jacksonboro, and how
Work in Jacksonboro centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jacksonboro
The coast is about 45 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Jacksonboro, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jacksonboro, month by month
Jacksonboro sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Jacksonboro
Charleston AFB/International sits about 26 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.2 million passengers in 2025, with 95 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Jacksonboro
Schools across Jacksonboro average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Montessori Community SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Cottageville ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Hendersonville ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Colleton County MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Colleton County HighD · 20% proficient
- Baptist Hill HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jacksonboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jacksonboro 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 Jacksonboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jacksonboro
Is Jacksonboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jacksonboro ranks 45,233rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on crime and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jacksonboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,805. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $111,980 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Jacksonboro safe?
Jacksonboro is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,284 per resident a year.
Compare Jacksonboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jacksonboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jacksonboro 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.
Jacksonboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jacksonboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jacksonboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jacksonboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jacksonboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jacksonboro 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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