Best PlacesJamestown, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jamestown, 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.
Jamestown ranks 44,027th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jamestown
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.
Jamestown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jamestown ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 125 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
Where Jamestown ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute42.2 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$46,727 median, better than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jamestown
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jamestown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,727, 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 Jamestown's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jamestown
Jamestown runs younger 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 Jamestown.
Who works in Jamestown, and how
Work in Jamestown centers on admin & support services and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jamestown
The coast is about 53 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Jamestown, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jamestown, month by month
Jamestown sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 49° | 41° |
| April | 75° | 65° | 57° |
| July | 89° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 77° | 68° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Jamestown
Charleston AFB/International sits about 33 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 Jamestown
Schools across Jamestown average a C+, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Henry E. Bonner ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- St. James Santee Elementary-middleD · 20% proficient
- Sampit ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Macedonia MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Berkeley MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- C. E. Murray MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Timberland HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Andrews HighD · 20% proficient
- Hemingway HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jamestown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jamestown 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 Jamestown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jamestown
Is Jamestown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jamestown ranks 44,027th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jamestown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,000. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $46,727 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Jamestown safe?
Jamestown is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $577 per resident a year.
Compare Jamestown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jamestown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jamestown 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.
Jamestown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jamestown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jamestown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jamestown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jamestown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jamestown 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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