Best PlacesNevadun, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nevadun, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nevadun ranks 41,797th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nevadun
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.
Nevadun's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nevadun ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of towns
Where Nevadun ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nevadun
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nevadun home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,960, 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 Nevadun's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Nevadun
Nevadun runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nevadun.
Who works in Nevadun, and how
Work in Nevadun centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Nevadun
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nevadun, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nevadun, month by month
Nevadun sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 81° | 68° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Nevadun
The nearest airport, Hilton Head, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nevadun
Schools across Nevadun average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Okatie ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Ridgeland ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluffton MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Bluffton HighA · 72% proficient
- Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of ExcellenceD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nevadun school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nevadun 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 Nevadun against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nevadun
Is Nevadun a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nevadun ranks 41,797th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nevadun expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,246. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,960 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Nevadun safe?
Nevadun is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $886 per resident a year.
Compare Nevadun with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nevadun. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nevadun 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.
Nevadun detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nevadun: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nevadun: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nevadun: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nevadun: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nevadun 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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