Best PlacesMauldin, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mauldin, 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.
Mauldin ranks 685th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low property taxes, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mauldin
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.
Mauldin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mauldin ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of cities
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 81% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 81% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of cities
Where Mauldin ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 27% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 30% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 36% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mauldin
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mauldin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,498, 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 Mauldin'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mauldin
Mauldin runs younger 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 Mauldin.
Who works in Mauldin, and how
Work in Mauldin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mauldin
Mauldin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of cities and more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mauldin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mauldin, month by month
Mauldin sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, 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 | 53° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Mauldin
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mauldin
Schools across Mauldin average an A−, better than 81% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bethel ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Greenbrier ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Sara Collins ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mauldin MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Hillcrest MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Mauldin HighA · 67% proficient
- J. L. Mann High AcademyA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mauldin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mauldin 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 Mauldin against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mauldin suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mauldin
Is Mauldin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mauldin ranks 685th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mauldin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,845. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $83,498 median income, cost of living beats 63% of cities.
Is Mauldin safe?
Yes, Mauldin is safer than 65% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mauldin?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 35. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of cities.
Is Mauldin good for families?
Schools beat 81% of cities, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare Mauldin with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mauldin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mauldin 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.
Mauldin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mauldin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mauldin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mauldin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mauldin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mauldin 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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