Best PlacesLugoff, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lugoff, 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.
Lugoff ranks 19,547th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on fast internet, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lugoff
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.
Lugoff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lugoff ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$555 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 74% of towns
Where Lugoff ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
- Household income$66,580 median, better than only 40% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 41% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lugoff
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lugoff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,580, 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 Lugoff's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lugoff
Lugoff runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lugoff.
Who works in Lugoff, and how
Work in Lugoff centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lugoff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lugoff.
What the weather is like in Lugoff, month by month
Lugoff sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Lugoff
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lugoff
Schools across Lugoff average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lugoff ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Wateree ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Camden ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Lugoff-elgin MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lugoff-elgin HighA− · 65% proficient
- Spring Valley HighA− · 59% proficient
- Camden HighB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lugoff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lugoff 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 Lugoff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lugoff
Is Lugoff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lugoff ranks 19,547th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lugoff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,467. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,580 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Lugoff safe?
Yes, Lugoff is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Lugoff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lugoff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lugoff 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.
Lugoff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lugoff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lugoff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lugoff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lugoff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lugoff 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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