Best PlacesNimmons, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nimmons, 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.
Nimmons ranks 16,397th 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 Nimmons
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.
Nimmons' strengths and weaknesses
Where Nimmons ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
Where Nimmons ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
Who lives in Nimmons
Nimmons runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nimmons.
Who works in Nimmons, and how
Work in Nimmons centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Nimmons
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nimmons.
What the weather is like in Nimmons, month by month
Nimmons sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Nimmons
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nimmons
Schools across Nimmons average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tamassee-salem ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rosman MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Pickens MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Rosman HighA− · 63% proficient
- Pickens HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nimmons school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nimmons 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 Nimmons against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nimmons
Is Nimmons a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nimmons ranks 16,397th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nimmons safe?
Nimmons is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nimmons?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 31. That works out to about 78 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of towns.
Compare Nimmons with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nimmons. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nimmons 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.
Nimmons detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nimmons: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nimmons: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nimmons: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nimmons: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nimmons 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.
- 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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