Best PlacesVarnville, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Varnville, 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.
Varnville ranks 47,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on affordable childcare.
The best neighborhoods in Varnville
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.
Varnville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Varnville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$581 a month, better than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 105 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 71% of towns
- QuietBetter than 70% of towns
Where Varnville ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Household income$52,141 median, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Varnville
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Varnville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,141, 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 Varnville's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Varnville
Varnville'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 Varnville.
Who works in Varnville, and how
Work in Varnville 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Varnville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Varnville.
What the weather is like in Varnville, month by month
Varnville sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Varnville
The nearest airport, Hilton Head, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Varnville
Schools across Varnville average a D−, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ridgeland ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of ExcellenceD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Varnville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Varnville 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 Varnville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Varnville
Is Varnville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Varnville ranks 47,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and the weather, and lowest on crime and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Varnville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,171. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,141 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Varnville safe?
Varnville is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $994 per resident a year.
Compare Varnville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Varnville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Varnville 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.
Varnville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Varnville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Varnville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Varnville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Varnville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Varnville 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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