Best PlacesRed Bank, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Bank, 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.
Red Bank ranks 22,339th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Red Bank
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.
Red Bank's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Bank ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- TransitBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Red Bank ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 33% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Bank
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Bank home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,265, 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 Red Bank's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Red Bank
Red Bank runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Red Bank.
Who works in Red Bank, and how
Work in Red Bank centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Red Bank
Red Bank has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Red Bank and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Red Bank, month by month
Red Bank sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Red Bank
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Bank
Schools across Red Bank average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Deerfield ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Saxe Gotha ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- White Knoll ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carolina Springs MiddleC · 35% proficient
- White Knoll MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- White Knoll HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Bank school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Bank 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 Red Bank against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Bank
Is Red Bank a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Bank ranks 22,339th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and transit, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Bank expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,611. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $71,265 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Red Bank safe?
Red Bank is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $477 per resident a year.
Compare Red Bank with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Bank. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Bank 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.
Red Bank detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Bank: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Bank: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Bank: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Bank: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Bank 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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