Best PlacesLivingston, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Livingston, 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.
Livingston ranks 46,978th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Livingston
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.
Livingston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Livingston ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Livingston ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Livingston
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Livingston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,708, 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 Livingston's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Livingston
Livingston 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 Livingston.
Who works in Livingston, and how
Work in Livingston centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Livingston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Livingston.
What the weather is like in Livingston, month by month
Livingston sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Livingston
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 26 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 Livingston
Schools across Livingston average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top middle schools
- A. L. Corbett MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Livingston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Livingston 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 Livingston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Livingston
Is Livingston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Livingston ranks 46,978th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Livingston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,049. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $55,708 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Livingston safe?
Livingston is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,097 per resident a year.
Compare Livingston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Livingston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Livingston 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.
Livingston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Livingston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Livingston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Livingston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Livingston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Livingston 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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