Best PlacesPisgah, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pisgah, 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.
Pisgah ranks 46,038th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pisgah
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.
Pisgah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pisgah ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
Where Pisgah ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute39.1 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pisgah
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pisgah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,280, 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 Pisgah's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pisgah
Pisgah 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 Pisgah.
Who works in Pisgah, and how
Work in Pisgah centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pisgah
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pisgah.
What the weather is like in Pisgah, month by month
Pisgah sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, 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 | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Pisgah
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pisgah
Schools across Pisgah average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Tree Hill ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- West Lee ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Rafting Creek ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Camden MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Ebenezer MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Lee Central MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Camden HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Crestwood HighB− · 45% proficient
- Lee Central HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pisgah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pisgah 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 Pisgah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pisgah
Is Pisgah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pisgah ranks 46,038th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and fast internet, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pisgah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,684. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $54,280 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Pisgah safe?
Pisgah is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $833 per resident a year.
Compare Pisgah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pisgah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pisgah 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.
Pisgah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pisgah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pisgah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pisgah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pisgah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pisgah 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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