Best PlacesKline, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kline, 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.
Kline ranks 47,957th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kline
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.
Kline's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kline ranks high
- Cheap childcare$474 a month, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 101 pleasant days a year, better than 69% of towns
Where Kline ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,090 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kline
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kline home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,090, 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 Kline's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kline
Kline's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kline.
Who works in Kline, and how
Work in Kline centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kline
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kline.
What the weather is like in Kline, month by month
Kline sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Kline
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kline
Schools across Kline average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barnwell PrimaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Allendale-fairfax ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barnwell ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Allendale-fairfax MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Barnwell HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Allendale Fairfax HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kline school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kline 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 Kline against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kline
Is Kline a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kline ranks 47,957th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kline expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $72,005. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $36,090 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Kline safe?
Kline is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $912 per resident a year.
Compare Kline with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kline. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kline 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.
Kline detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kline: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kline: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kline: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kline: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kline 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.