Best PlacesRowell, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rowell, 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.
Rowell ranks 12,850th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rowell
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.
Rowell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rowell ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$97,613 median, better than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Rowell ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rowell
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rowell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,613, 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 Rowell's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rowell
Rowell 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 Rowell.
Who works in Rowell, and how
Work in Rowell centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rowell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rowell.
What the weather is like in Rowell, month by month
Rowell sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Rowell
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 28 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rowell
Schools across Rowell average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Van Wyck ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Lewisville ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Land MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Castle Heights MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Lewisville MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Land HighA− · 63% proficient
- Lewisville HighA− · 60% proficient
- Lancaster HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rowell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rowell 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 Rowell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rowell
Is Rowell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rowell ranks 12,850th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and fast internet, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rowell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,807. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $97,613 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Rowell safe?
Rowell is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Rowell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rowell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rowell 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.
Rowell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rowell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rowell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rowell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rowell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rowell 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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