Best PlacesPomaria, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pomaria, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pomaria ranks 18,297th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pomaria
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.
Pomaria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pomaria ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$552 a month, better than 87% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 74% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Pomaria ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 30% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 38% of towns
- Short commute28.6 minutes each way, better than only 41% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pomaria
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pomaria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,786, 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 Pomaria's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pomaria
Pomaria runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pomaria.
Who works in Pomaria, and how
Work in Pomaria 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 Pomaria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pomaria.
What the weather is like in Pomaria, month by month
Pomaria sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 44° | 36° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Pomaria
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pomaria
Schools across Pomaria average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Little Mountain ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Pomaria-garmany ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Mccrorey-liston School Of TechnologyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mid-carolina MiddleA · 60% proficient
- Newberry MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Chapin HighA+ · 80% proficient
- Mid-carolina HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Whitmire Community School (high)C+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pomaria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pomaria 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 Pomaria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pomaria
Is Pomaria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pomaria ranks 18,297th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pomaria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,829. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $71,786 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Pomaria safe?
Yes, Pomaria is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare Pomaria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pomaria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pomaria 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.
Pomaria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pomaria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pomaria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pomaria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pomaria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pomaria 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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