Best PlacesWhite Grove, Fort Mill, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Grove, Fort Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
White Grove, Fort Mill ranks 11th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in White Grove, Fort Mill
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 Grove, Fort Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Grove, Fort Mill ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 98% of neighborhoods
Where White Grove, Fort Mill ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in White Grove, Fort Mill
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Grove, Fort Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,029, 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 White Grove, Fort Mill's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 White Grove, Fort Mill
White Grove, Fort Mill 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 Grove, Fort Mill.
Who works in White Grove, Fort Mill, and how
Work in White Grove, Fort Mill centers on finance & insurance and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in White Grove, Fort Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across White Grove, Fort Mill.
What the weather is like in White Grove, Fort Mill, month by month
White Grove, Fort Mill sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 30° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of White Grove, Fort Mill
Charlotte/Douglas International sits about 17 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.9 million passengers in 2025, with 213 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around White Grove, Fort Mill
Schools across White Grove, Fort Mill average an A, better than 98% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Doby's Bridge ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Fort Mill ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Banks Trail MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
- Fort Mill MiddleA · 66% proficient
Top high schools
- Nation Ford HighA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Grove, Fort Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Grove, Fort Mill 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 Grove, Fort Mill against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in White Grove, Fort Mill
Is White Grove, Fort Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Grove, Fort Mill ranks 11th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Grove, Fort Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $503,501. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $137,029 median income, cost of living beats 97% of neighborhoods.
Is White Grove, Fort Mill safe?
Yes, White Grove, Fort Mill is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare White Grove, Fort Mill with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Grove, Fort Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Grove, Fort Mill 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 Grove, Fort Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Grove, Fort Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Grove, Fort Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Grove, Fort Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Grove, Fort Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Grove, Fort Mill 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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