Best PlacesWest End, Greenville, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West End, Greenville, 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.
West End, Greenville ranks 3,051st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West End, Greenville
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.
West End, Greenville's strengths and weaknesses
Where West End, Greenville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$923 a month, better than 72% of neighborhoods
Where West End, Greenville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West End, Greenville
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West End, Greenville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $75,712, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 West End, Greenville's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West End, Greenville
West End, Greenville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West End, Greenville.
Who works in West End, Greenville, and how
Work in West End, Greenville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in West End, Greenville
West End, Greenville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of West End, Greenville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West End, Greenville, month by month
West End, Greenville sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of West End, Greenville
The nearest airport, Greenville Spartanburg International, is about 12 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 West End, Greenville
Schools across West End, Greenville average an A−, better than 89% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Augusta Circle ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Sterling SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- A.j. Whittenberg ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hughes Academy Of Science And TechnologyB+ · 50% proficient
- Greenville Middle AcademyB+ · 48% proficient
- Lakeview MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenville Senior High AcademyA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West End, Greenville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West End, Greenville 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 West End, Greenville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West End, Greenville
Is West End, Greenville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West End, Greenville ranks 3,051st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, good schools, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West End, Greenville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $696,706. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $75,712 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is West End, Greenville safe?
West End, Greenville is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,038 per resident a year.
Compare West End, Greenville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West End, Greenville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West End, Greenville 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.
West End, Greenville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West End, Greenville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West End, Greenville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West End, Greenville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West End, Greenville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West End, Greenville 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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