Best PlacesOutland, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Outland, 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.
Outland ranks 42,300th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Outland
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.
Outland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Outland ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Outland ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Outland
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Outland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,039, 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 Outland's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Outland
Outland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Outland.
Who works in Outland, and how
Work in Outland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Outland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Outland.
What the weather is like in Outland, month by month
Outland sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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 | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Outland
The nearest airport, Myrtle Beach International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Outland
Schools across Outland average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Johnsonville ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Hemingway ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Johnsonville MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Carvers Bay MiddleF · 10% proficient
- Hemingway Mb Lee MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Johnsonville HighB− · 45% proficient
- Carvers Bay HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Hemingway HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Outland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Outland 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 Outland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Outland
Is Outland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Outland ranks 42,300th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Outland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,049. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $69,039 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Outland safe?
Outland is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare Outland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Outland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Outland 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.
Outland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Outland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Outland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Outland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Outland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Outland 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.