Best PlacesMcCormick, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McCormick, 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 ranks 42,234th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McCormick
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where McCormick ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where McCormick ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McCormick
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McCormick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,527, 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's effective rate of 0.53%, 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
McCormick 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.
Who works in McCormick, and how
Work in McCormick centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McCormick
McCormick has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of McCormick and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in McCormick, month by month
McCormick sees roughly 73 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
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around McCormick
Schools across McCormick average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W. E. Parker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Mccormick ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnston-edgefield-trenton MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Mccormick MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccormick HighB · 50% proficient
- Strom Thurmond HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McCormick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McCormick 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McCormick
Is McCormick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McCormick ranks 42,234th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McCormick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,639. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $58,527 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is McCormick safe?
McCormick is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $764 per resident a year.
Compare McCormick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McCormick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McCormick 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McCormick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McCormick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McCormick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McCormick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McCormick 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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