Best PlacesParr, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parr, 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.
Parr ranks 27,580th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Parr
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.
Parr's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parr ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$561 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 71% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Parr ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 26% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parr
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parr home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,887, 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 Parr's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Parr
Parr runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parr.
Who works in Parr, and how
Work in Parr centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, 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 Parr
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parr.
What the weather is like in Parr, month by month
Parr sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 45° | 37° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Parr
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parr
Schools across Parr average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pomaria-garmany ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Mccrorey-liston School Of TechnologyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mid-carolina MiddleA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Chapin HighA+ · 80% proficient
- Mid-carolina HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Fairfield Central HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parr school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parr 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 Parr against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parr
Is Parr a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parr ranks 27,580th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parr expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,951. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $74,887 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Parr safe?
Parr is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $688 per resident a year.
Compare Parr with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parr. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parr 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.
Parr detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parr: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parr: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parr: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parr: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parr 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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