Best PlacesMcCormick County, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in McCormick County, 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.
McCormick County ranks 2,873rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McCormick County
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.
McCormick County's strengths and weaknesses
Where McCormick County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 83% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of counties
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 74% of counties
Where McCormick County ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 6% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in McCormick County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McCormick County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,677, 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 McCormick County's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 McCormick County
McCormick County 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 McCormick County.
Who works in McCormick County, and how
Work in McCormick County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McCormick County
McCormick County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of McCormick County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is McCormick County growing, and who is moving in?
McCormick County has grown about 2% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greenville, SC.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving McCormick County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in McCormick County, month by month
McCormick County sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of McCormick County
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around McCormick County
Schools across McCormick County average a D+, better than 14% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Greenbrier Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Mccormick ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Mccormick MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccormick HighB · 50% proficient
- Greenbrier High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McCormick County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McCormick County 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 McCormick County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in McCormick County
Is McCormick County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McCormick County ranks 2,873rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McCormick County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,697. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $58,677 median income, cost of living beats 12% of counties.
Is McCormick County safe?
McCormick County is safer than 11% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $773 per resident a year.
Compare McCormick County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McCormick County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McCormick County 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.
McCormick County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McCormick County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McCormick County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McCormick County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McCormick County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McCormick County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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