Best PlacesPageland, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pageland, 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.
Pageland ranks 43,370th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Pageland
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.
Pageland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pageland ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$583 a month, better than 80% of towns
- BikingBetter than 80% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Pageland ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$45,485 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pageland
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pageland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,485, 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 Pageland's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pageland
Pageland'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 Pageland.
Who works in Pageland, and how
Work in Pageland centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Pageland
Pageland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Pageland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pageland, month by month
Pageland sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Pageland
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 44 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pageland
Schools across Pageland average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buford ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Ruby ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Jefferson ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buford MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Chesterfield-ruby MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- New Heights MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Chesterfield HighA− · 60% proficient
- Buford HighB · 50% proficient
- Central HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pageland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pageland 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 Pageland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pageland
Is Pageland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pageland ranks 43,370th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and biking, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pageland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,096. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $45,485 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Pageland safe?
Pageland is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $552 per resident a year.
Compare Pageland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pageland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pageland 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.
Pageland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pageland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pageland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pageland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pageland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pageland 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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