Best PlacesPleasant Lane, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pleasant Lane, 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.
Pleasant Lane ranks 33,199th 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 Pleasant Lane
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.
Pleasant Lane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pleasant Lane ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$604 a month, better than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Pleasant Lane ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pleasant Lane
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pleasant Lane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,660, 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 Pleasant Lane's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pleasant Lane
Pleasant Lane runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pleasant Lane.
Who works in Pleasant Lane, and how
Work in Pleasant Lane centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pleasant Lane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pleasant Lane.
What the weather is like in Pleasant Lane, month by month
Pleasant Lane sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 43° | 31° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Pleasant Lane
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pleasant Lane
Schools across Pleasant Lane average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W. E. Parker ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Saluda ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Woodfields ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westview MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Saluda MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Johnston-edgefield-trenton MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Emerald HighA− · 60% proficient
- Ninety Six HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Saluda HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pleasant Lane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pleasant Lane 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 Pleasant Lane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pleasant Lane
Is Pleasant Lane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pleasant Lane ranks 33,199th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pleasant Lane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,450. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,660 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Pleasant Lane safe?
Pleasant Lane is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $610 per resident a year.
Compare Pleasant Lane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pleasant Lane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pleasant Lane 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.
Pleasant Lane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pleasant Lane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pleasant Lane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pleasant Lane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pleasant Lane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pleasant Lane 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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