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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Most rooted, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 86.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Powdersville, SC, up 76 places to #16.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01▲54Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34696.4%+12.5 pts
02▲28Welcome, SCSC6,52795.5%+8.7 pts
03▼1Lugoff, SCSC9,78695.4%+2.1 pts
04▼3Hollywood, SCSC5,65295.3%+1.3 pts
05▲1Walterboro, SCSC5,48594.3%+2.6 pts
06▲15Clover, SCSC7,65994.1%+6.0 pts
07▲32Piedmont, SCSC5,46294.1%+8.2 pts
08▲6James Island, SCSC12,66093.6%+4.1 pts
09▲40Sangaree, SCSC8,68193.5%+8.9 pts
10▲21Belvedere, SCSC5,18093.5%+6.8 pts
11▲6Oak Grove, SCSC12,25692.5%+3.6 pts
12▲46Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00692.1%+8.6 pts
13▼10Marion, SCSC6,02892.0%−0.2 pts
14▼4Lake City, SCSC5,94091.4%+0.5 pts
15▼4Tega Cay, SCSC14,45791.3%+0.6 pts
16▲76Powdersville, SCSC10,77190.9%+13.5 pts
17▼10Red Bank, SCSC11,31490.9%−0.6 pts
18▲52Fort Mill, SCSC38,67390.7%+8.2 pts
19▲63Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61290.5%+9.3 pts
20▼11Darlington, SCSC6,07590.4%−0.6 pts
21▲73Lyman, SCSC7,10390.2%+14.8 pts
22▼7Georgetown, SCSC8,86990.1%+0.7 pts
23▲5Parker, SCSC12,89890.1%+2.8 pts
24▼4Union, SCSC8,07790.0%+1.7 pts
25▲18Five Forks, SCSC18,65690.0%+4.4 pts
26Garden City, SCSC11,59189.9%+2.4 pts
27▲54Burton, SCSC6,91289.9%+8.6 pts
28▼1Forestbrook, SCSC7,47989.8%+2.4 pts
29▲12North Augusta, SCSC26,98289.5%+3.8 pts
30▼17Taylors, SCSC24,50589.1%−0.6 pts
31▲22Bennettsville, SCSC7,56589.1%+5.1 pts
32▼28Camden, SCSC9,20188.7%−3.2 pts
33▼10Florence, SCSC41,23188.7%+0.8 pts
34▲22Simpsonville, SCSC28,45988.4%+4.6 pts
35▲15White Knoll, SCSC8,31088.4%+3.9 pts
36▼24Blythewood, SCSC7,23388.3%−1.7 pts
37▲9Sans Souci, SCSC7,66588.1%+3.0 pts
38▲10Forest Acres, SCSC10,39087.9%+3.3 pts
39▲38Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04487.8%+6.3 pts
40▼24Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04487.7%−1.1 pts
41▲16Red Hill, SCSC15,92087.7%+4.1 pts
42▼37Chester, SCSC5,32487.6%−4.3 pts
43▼3Hanahan, SCSC22,41587.5%+1.7 pts
44▼9Centerville, SCSC7,04987.0%+0.5 pts
45▼26Woodruff, SCSC6,02686.8%−1.7 pts
46▲34Rock Hill, SCSC75,91186.7%+5.4 pts
47▼15North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34686.6%0.0 pts
48▼12Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89886.5%+0.4 pts
49▼31Greenwood, SCSC22,74586.4%−2.1 pts
50▼12Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19686.3%+0.2 pts
51▲42Berea, SCSC16,86286.2%+8.9 pts
52▼19Gantt, SCSC15,40186.1%−0.5 pts
53▲18Aiken, SCSC33,80885.8%+3.4 pts
54▲19Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92185.8%+3.5 pts
55▼21Ladson, SCSC16,14085.8%−0.8 pts
56▼19Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26385.5%−0.6 pts
57▲8Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72285.4%+2.4 pts
58▲3Greer, SCSC50,00785.4%+2.1 pts
59▲31Lancaster, SCSC9,62385.0%+5.9 pts
60▲3Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46984.8%+1.6 pts
61▼53Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93684.8%−6.2 pts
62▼17Easley, SCSC27,31984.7%−0.6 pts
63▼11Summerville, SCSC53,17784.6%+0.6 pts
64▼20Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93784.2%−1.3 pts
65▲4Bluffton, SCSC36,80783.6%+1.0 pts
66▼44York, SCSC10,62083.6%−4.3 pts
67▼42Little River, SCSC11,77183.3%−4.2 pts
68▲27Laurens, SCSC9,32783.1%+8.2 pts
69▼40Socastee, SCSC23,79683.0%−4.0 pts
70▲15Sumter, SCSC43,09482.9%+2.1 pts
71▼29Newberry, SCSC10,89182.8%−3.0 pts
72▲14Mauldin, SCSC31,46582.7%+1.9 pts
73▼7Woodfield, SCSC9,46582.7%−0.2 pts
74▼14West Columbia, SCSC18,48982.3%−1.1 pts
75▼1North Charleston, SCSC129,24582.3%+0.1 pts
76▼12Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02382.2%−0.8 pts
77▲14Goose Creek, SCSC52,01082.1%+3.6 pts
78▲11Cayce, SCSC13,68082.0%+2.9 pts
79▼28Irmo, SCSC12,20482.0%−2.2 pts
80▼8Charleston, SCSC159,42381.9%−0.4 pts
81▲3Lexington, SCSC25,72981.8%+0.7 pts
82▼14Beaufort, SCSC15,77581.6%−1.0 pts
83▼59Orangeburg, SCSC13,38381.2%−6.4 pts
84▲16Valley Falls, SCSC8,23980.8%+11.0 pts
85▼38Dillon, SCSC6,22780.8%−3.9 pts
86▼8Spartanburg, SCSC39,97880.7%−0.7 pts
87▼28Hartsville, SCSC7,37480.7%−2.7 pts
88▼34Hardeeville, SCSC16,45980.5%−3.4 pts
89▼10Seneca, SCSC9,42479.7%−1.6 pts
90▼28Clinton, SCSC7,91879.6%−3.6 pts
91▼16Gaffney, SCSC12,58379.6%−2.2 pts
92▼9Anderson, SCSC31,32379.5%−1.6 pts
93▲5Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88279.1%+6.1 pts
94▼18Dentsville, SCSC15,20979.0%−2.4 pts
95▼7Conway, SCSC30,62779.0%−0.6 pts
96▼9Homeland Park, SCSC6,63278.6%−1.8 pts
97▼30Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13578.0%−4.7 pts
98▼2Greenville, SCSC75,31076.4%+2.4 pts
99▼2Port Royal, SCSC16,64874.4%+0.9 pts
100▼1St. Andrews, SCSC19,86873.7%+1.0 pts
101▲1Central, SCSC5,29871.5%+7.9 pts
102▼1Clemson, SCSC18,94169.5%+2.2 pts
103Columbia, SCSC147,03568.6%+5.2 pts
104Clemson University, SCSC7,01518.6%−18.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES