Best PlacesPercival Crossroads, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Percival Crossroads, 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.
Percival Crossroads ranks 34,970th 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 Percival Crossroads
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.
Percival Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Percival Crossroads ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
Where Percival Crossroads ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$53,810 median, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Percival Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Percival Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,810, 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 Percival Crossroads' effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Percival Crossroads
Percival Crossroads runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Percival Crossroads.
Who works in Percival Crossroads, and how
Work in Percival Crossroads centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Percival Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Percival Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Percival Crossroads, month by month
Percival Crossroads sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Percival Crossroads
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Percival Crossroads
Schools across Percival Crossroads average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard Park ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Oak MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- West-oak HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Percival Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Percival Crossroads 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 Percival Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Percival Crossroads
Is Percival Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Percival Crossroads ranks 34,970th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, tree cover, and low property taxes, 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 Percival Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $53,810 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Percival Crossroads safe?
Yes, Percival Crossroads is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
Compare Percival Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Percival Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Percival Crossroads 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.
Percival Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Percival Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Percival Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Percival Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Percival Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Percival Crossroads 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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