Best PlacesStoneboro, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stoneboro, 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.
Stoneboro ranks 9,092nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stoneboro
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.
Stoneboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stoneboro ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Stoneboro ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 29% of towns
- Cheap childcare$950 a month, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stoneboro
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stoneboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,659, 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 Stoneboro's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Stoneboro
Stoneboro runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stoneboro.
Who works in Stoneboro, and how
Work in Stoneboro centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stoneboro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stoneboro.
What the weather is like in Stoneboro, month by month
Stoneboro sees roughly 87 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 Stoneboro
The nearest airport, Columbia Metro, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stoneboro
Schools across Stoneboro average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heath Springs ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Mcdonald Green ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Kershaw ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Central MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Andrew Jackson MiddleD · 20% proficient
- South MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- North Central HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Andrew Jackson HighB− · 45% proficient
- Great Falls HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stoneboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stoneboro 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 Stoneboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stoneboro
Is Stoneboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stoneboro ranks 9,092nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low crime, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stoneboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,569. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $92,659 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Stoneboro safe?
Yes, Stoneboro is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Stoneboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stoneboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stoneboro 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.
Stoneboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stoneboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stoneboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stoneboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stoneboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stoneboro 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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