Best PlacesKellytown, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kellytown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kellytown ranks 21,370th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kellytown
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.
Kellytown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kellytown ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
Where Kellytown ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
- Household income$65,556 median, better than only 38% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kellytown
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kellytown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,556, 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 Kellytown's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kellytown
Kellytown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kellytown.
Who works in Kellytown, and how
Work in Kellytown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kellytown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kellytown.
What the weather is like in Kellytown, month by month
Kellytown sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Kellytown
The nearest airport, Florence Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kellytown
Schools across Kellytown average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Hartsville MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Hartsville HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kellytown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kellytown 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 Kellytown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kellytown
Is Kellytown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kellytown ranks 21,370th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, health care access, and affordable childcare, and lowest on walkability and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kellytown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,839. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $65,556 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Kellytown safe?
Yes, Kellytown is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Kellytown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kellytown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kellytown 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.
Kellytown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kellytown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kellytown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kellytown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kellytown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kellytown 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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