Best PlacesNew Ellenton, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Ellenton, 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.
New Ellenton ranks 11,705th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on a strong job market, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Ellenton
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.
New Ellenton's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Ellenton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where New Ellenton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$908 a month, better than only 36% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 41% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Ellenton
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Ellenton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,901, 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 New Ellenton's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Ellenton
New Ellenton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Ellenton.
Who works in New Ellenton, and how
Work in New Ellenton centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in New Ellenton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Ellenton.
What the weather is like in New Ellenton, month by month
New Ellenton sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of New Ellenton
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Ellenton
Schools across New Ellenton average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redcliffe ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Greendale ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Ellenton Steam Magnet MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Jackson Stem MagnetC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Silver Bluff HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Ellenton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Ellenton 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 New Ellenton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Ellenton
Is New Ellenton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Ellenton ranks 11,705th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Ellenton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,737. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $70,901 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is New Ellenton safe?
New Ellenton is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare New Ellenton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Ellenton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Ellenton 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.
New Ellenton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Ellenton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Ellenton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Ellenton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Ellenton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Ellenton 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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