Best PlacesSamaria, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Samaria, 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.
Samaria ranks 35,282nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Samaria
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.
Samaria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Samaria ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
Where Samaria ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Samaria
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Samaria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,020, 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 Samaria's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Samaria
Samaria's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Samaria.
Who works in Samaria, and how
Work in Samaria centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Samaria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Samaria.
What the weather is like in Samaria, month by month
Samaria sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Samaria
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Samaria
Schools across Samaria average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilbert ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Ridge Spring-monetta ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gilbert MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Batesburg-leesville Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Batesburg-leesville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Gilbert HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Ridge Spring-monetta Middle/ HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Samaria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Samaria 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 Samaria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Samaria
Is Samaria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Samaria ranks 35,282nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Samaria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,498. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $63,020 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Samaria safe?
Samaria is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare Samaria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Samaria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Samaria 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.
Samaria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Samaria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Samaria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Samaria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Samaria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Samaria 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.