Best PlacesSimpsonville, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Simpsonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Simpsonville ranks 299th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Simpsonville
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.
Simpsonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Simpsonville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of cities
Where Simpsonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 9% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 32% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 36% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Simpsonville
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Simpsonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,207, 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 Simpsonville's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Simpsonville
Simpsonville'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 Simpsonville.
Who works in Simpsonville, and how
Work in Simpsonville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Simpsonville
Simpsonville has more parkland per resident than 76% of cities and more late-night spots per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Simpsonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Simpsonville, month by month
Simpsonville sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 73° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Simpsonville
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Simpsonville
Schools across Simpsonville average a B+, better than 76% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Monarch ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Oakview ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Bell's Crossing ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mauldin MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Ralph Chandler MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Hillcrest MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodruff HighA · 70% proficient
- Mauldin HighA · 67% proficient
- Woodmont HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Simpsonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Simpsonville 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 Simpsonville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Simpsonville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Simpsonville
Is Simpsonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Simpsonville ranks 299th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Simpsonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $332,988. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $105,207 median income, cost of living beats 83% of cities.
Is Simpsonville safe?
Yes, Simpsonville is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Simpsonville?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 35. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of cities.
Is Simpsonville good for families?
Schools beat 76% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Compare Simpsonville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Simpsonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Simpsonville 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.
Simpsonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Simpsonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Simpsonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Simpsonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Simpsonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Simpsonville 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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