Best PlacesSpringdale, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springdale, 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.
Springdale ranks 26,670th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Springdale
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.
Springdale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Springdale ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
Where Springdale ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springdale
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springdale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,010, 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 Springdale's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Springdale
Springdale runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springdale.
Who works in Springdale, and how
Work in Springdale centers on construction and manufacturing. 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 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Springdale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springdale.
What the weather is like in Springdale, month by month
Springdale 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 Springdale
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springdale
Schools across Springdale average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springdale ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Oak Grove ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- R. H. Fulmer MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- White Knoll MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookland-cayce HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Airport HighB+ · 52% proficient
- White Knoll HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springdale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springdale 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 Springdale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springdale
Is Springdale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springdale ranks 26,670th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springdale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,922. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $65,010 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Springdale safe?
Springdale is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
Compare Springdale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springdale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springdale 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.
Springdale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springdale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springdale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springdale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springdale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springdale 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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