Best PlacesWhite Gables, Summerville, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Gables, Summerville, 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.
White Gables, Summerville ranks 3,759th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in White Gables, Summerville
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.
White Gables, Summerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Gables, Summerville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where White Gables, Summerville ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in White Gables, Summerville
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Gables, Summerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $77,992; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 White Gables, Summerville's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in White Gables, Summerville
White Gables, Summerville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for White Gables, Summerville.
Who works in White Gables, Summerville, and how
Work in White Gables, Summerville centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in White Gables, Summerville
White Gables, Summerville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 40 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of White Gables, Summerville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in White Gables, Summerville, month by month
White Gables, Summerville sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of White Gables, Summerville
Charleston AFB/International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.2 million passengers in 2025, with 95 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around White Gables, Summerville
Schools across White Gables, Summerville average a B, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Newington ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Summerville ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Flowertown ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rollings Middle School Of The ArtsA+ · 78% proficient
- Alston MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Charles B. Dubose MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Summerville HighA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Gables, Summerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Gables, Summerville 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 White Gables, Summerville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in White Gables, Summerville
Is White Gables, Summerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Gables, Summerville ranks 3,759th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Gables, Summerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,448. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,992 median income, cost of living beats 65% of neighborhoods.
Is White Gables, Summerville safe?
Yes, White Gables, Summerville is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare White Gables, Summerville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Gables, Summerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Gables, Summerville 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.
White Gables, Summerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Gables, Summerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Gables, Summerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Gables, Summerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Gables, Summerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Gables, Summerville 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.
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