Best PlacesLowrys, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lowrys, 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.
Lowrys ranks 21,880th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lowrys
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.
Lowrys' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lowrys ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$612 a month, better than 78% of towns
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Lowrys ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lowrys
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lowrys home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,207, 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 Lowrys' effective rate of 0.36%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lowrys
Lowrys'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 Lowrys.
Who works in Lowrys, and how
Work in Lowrys centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lowrys
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lowrys.
What the weather is like in Lowrys, month by month
Lowrys sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Lowrys
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 33 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lowrys
Schools across Lowrys average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Hickory Grove-sharon ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And TechnologyD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- York IntermediateC · 33% proficient
- Chester MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- York Comprehensive HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Chester Senior HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lowrys school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lowrys 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 Lowrys against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lowrys
Is Lowrys a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lowrys ranks 21,880th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lowrys expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,273. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,207 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Lowrys safe?
Lowrys is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
Compare Lowrys with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lowrys. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lowrys 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.
Lowrys detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lowrys: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lowrys: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lowrys: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lowrys: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lowrys 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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