The website Zippia has released their top 10 happiest places in South Carolina list.
- Five Forks
- Mount Pleasant
- Tega Cay
- Boiling Springs
- Centerville
- Mauldin
- Simpsonville
- Forest Acres
- Oak Grove
- Fort Mill
They say they analysed 92 places in SC with a population more than 2000 people.
They used 7 criteria to make their list:
- Being well educated (Population with at least a bachelor’s degree)
- Having a job (As measured by the unemployment rate)
- A short commute to work
- Low cost of living
- Having a family
- Owning a home
- And the poverty rate
Zippia says they are a website that educates people about employable skills, and information about the companies that are hiring.
FULL LIST OF HAPPIEST PLACES IN SC
| City | Rank | Population | People Who Own Their Home | Married Adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Forks | 1 | 16,173 | 88.7% | 68.3% |
| Mount Pleasant | 2 | 72,379 | 66.9% | 56.2% |
| Tega Cay | 3 | 8,224 | 89.3% | 70.5% |
| Boiling Springs | 4 | 8,542 | 71.1% | 58.7% |
| Centerville | 5 | 6,749 | 76.2% | 57.0% |
| Mauldin | 6 | 23,985 | 60.7% | 47.9% |
| Simpsonville | 7 | 19,219 | 59.2% | 56.1% |
| Forest Acres | 8 | 10,533 | 61.0% | 45.3% |
| Oak Grove | 9 | 10,344 | 64.6% | 50.2% |
| Fort Mill | 10 | 12,068 | 58.7% | 56.8% |
| Wade Hampton | 11 | 19,586 | 56.3% | 50.3% |
| Goose Creek | 12 | 38,545 | 60.7% | 53.6% |
| Lake Wylie | 13 | 9,640 | 68.4% | 62.1% |
| Powdersville | 14 | 7,513 | 70.9% | 54.7% |
| North Augusta | 15 | 21,832 | 60.1% | 49.0% |
| Lexington | 16 | 19,007 | 55.3% | 50.4% |
| Seven Oaks | 17 | 15,906 | 53.0% | 44.7% |
| Irmo | 18 | 11,518 | 73.9% | 47.7% |
| Aiken | 19 | 29,980 | 59.6% | 45.9% |
| Hilton Head Island | 20 | 38,497 | 36.2% | 58.8% |
| Fountain Inn | 21 | 8,031 | 62.9% | 47.9% |
| Taylors | 22 | 23,490 | 64.7% | 49.2% |
| Beaufort | 23 | 12,702 | 43.4% | 47.5% |
| Port Royal | 24 | 11,264 | 29.8% | 32.2% |
| Laurel Bay | 25 | 6,404 | 16.4% | 68.4% |
| Murrells Inlet | 26 | 8,027 | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| Lugoff | 27 | 8,039 | 72.0% | 51.9% |
| Little River | 28 | 9,273 | 46.7% | 51.2% |
| Red Bank | 29 | 9,128 | 75.0% | 51.5% |
| Summerville | 30 | 44,717 | 58.4% | 51.0% |
| Greer | 31 | 26,626 | 52.5% | 44.7% |
| Hanahan | 32 | 18,999 | 54.6% | 48.4% |
| Camden | 33 | 6,931 | 59.1% | 47.0% |
| Florence | 34 | 37,512 | 51.7% | 42.8% |
| Garden City | 35 | 8,824 | 35.7% | 52.5% |
| Easley | 36 | 20,242 | 57.5% | 49.4% |
| Bluffton | 37 | 13,979 | 61.4% | 53.5% |
| Cayce | 38 | 12,944 | 57.0% | 38.5% |
| Sangaree | 39 | 8,782 | 65.1% | 45.7% |
| Charleston | 40 | 125,458 | 45.9% | 38.9% |
| Red Hill | 41 | 14,565 | 57.8% | 45.2% |
| Ladson | 42 | 15,369 | 66.4% | 48.6% |
| North Myrtle Beach | 43 | 14,485 | 19.0% | 52.8% |
| Seneca | 44 | 8,147 | 53.0% | 39.6% |
| Clemson | 45 | 14,254 | 36.6% | 32.4% |
| Sumter | 46 | 40,819 | 43.9% | 40.8% |
| West Columbia | 47 | 15,623 | 48.2% | 40.0% |
| Greenville | 48 | 60,670 | 37.6% | 37.2% |
| Belvedere | 49 | 5,504 | 73.5% | 43.2% |
| Newberry | 50 | 10,259 | 39.6% | 32.3% |
| Gaffney | 51 | 12,565 | 45.5% | 31.6% |
| Burton | 52 | 6,173 | 50.6% | 46.8% |
| Columbia | 53 | 131,331 | 39.3% | 28.8% |
| Socastee | 54 | 20,496 | 47.3% | 45.2% |
| Woodfield | 55 | 9,484 | 46.6% | 38.5% |
| Piedmont | 56 | 5,396 | 58.7% | 50.7% |
| Clover | 57 | 5,321 | 54.6% | 49.4% |
| Moncks Corner | 58 | 8,711 | 60.0% | 46.2% |
| Conway | 59 | 18,645 | 48.9% | 35.4% |
| Rock Hill | 60 | 68,185 | 45.3% | 39.6% |
| Spartanburg | 61 | 37,216 | 42.3% | 33.9% |
| Anderson | 62 | 26,798 | 42.3% | 37.3% |
| Georgetown | 63 | 9,110 | 48.1% | 40.8% |
| Union | 64 | 8,191 | 45.8% | 37.1% |
| Myrtle Beach | 65 | 28,455 | 27.1% | 42.3% |
| Welcome | 66 | 5,972 | 55.1% | 36.7% |
| Valley Falls | 67 | 5,886 | 38.1% | 36.2% |
| Berea | 68 | 14,230 | 53.4% | 42.6% |
| Dentsville | 69 | 14,122 | 30.2% | 29.0% |
| Laurens | 70 | 9,136 | 45.4% | 39.4% |
| Hartsville | 71 | 7,857 | 41.4% | 32.1% |
| Batesburg-Leesville | 72 | 5,242 | 52.4% | 42.4% |
| York | 73 | 7,913 | 44.0% | 38.9% |
| Central | 74 | 5,170 | 17.0% | 21.5% |
| Bennettsville | 75 | 8,928 | 39.6% | 28.7% |
| Abbeville | 76 | 5,207 | 56.6% | 36.8% |
| North Charleston | 77 | 102,143 | 39.8% | 37.8% |
| Clinton | 78 | 8,525 | 36.5% | 22.8% |
| Lake City | 79 | 6,720 | 44.6% | 38.6% |
| Cheraw | 80 | 5,809 | 35.7% | 33.4% |
| Sans Souci | 81 | 7,743 | 41.1% | 43.7% |
| Homeland Park | 82 | 6,574 | 49.4% | 40.0% |
| Gantt | 83 | 14,630 | 44.5% | 36.3% |
| Darlington | 84 | 6,232 | 43.0% | 38.8% |
| Orangeburg | 85 | 13,790 | 36.6% | 26.0% |
| Dillon | 86 | 6,731 | 42.1% | 42.9% |
| Greenwood | 87 | 23,296 | 38.6% | 28.9% |
| Parker | 88 | 11,987 | 43.1% | 41.0% |
| Walterboro | 89 | 5,339 | 41.1% | 22.8% |
| Lancaster | 90 | 8,801 | 40.1% | 31.3% |
| Chester | 91 | 5,543 | 43.3% | 25.8% |
| Marion | 92 | 6,833 | 38.9% | 33.0% |
