The Town Files

The 25 Quietest Small Towns in South Carolina

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 98 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in South Carolina. #1 is Keowee Key, SC.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Quietest Small Towns in South Carolina1. Keowee Key99th pct2. Wyboo96th pct3. Hopkins95th pct4. Isle of Palms91st pct5. Hollywood88th pct6. Newport87th pct7. Hardeeville84th pct8. Williston84th pct9. Ravenel84th pct10. Arial81st pct11. Murrells Inlet80th pct12. Abbeville80th pct13. Woodruff79th pct14. Litchfield Beach78th pct15. India Hook74th pct16. Kingstree73rd pct17. Ridgeland72nd pct18. Allendale68th pct19. Bamberg67th pct20. Honea Path66th pct21. Georgetown65th pct22. Blythewood65th pct23. Lesslie64th pct24. Barnwell63rd pct25. Hampton63rd pct
  1. 25Hampton, South Carolina

    Quieter than 63% of South Carolina towns

    2,694 people · Hampton County · median home $206,400 · income $43,472 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Barnwell, South Carolina

    Quieter than 63% of South Carolina towns

    4,652 people · Barnwell County · median home $145,300 · income $52,006 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow

  3. 23Lesslie, South Carolina

    Quieter than 64% of South Carolina towns

    3,068 people · York County · median home $258,400 · income $100,618 · Jan low 33°F · 3 in snow

  4. 22Blythewood, South Carolina

    Quieter than 65% of South Carolina towns

    4,772 people · Richland County · median home $384,600 · income $94,167 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

  5. 21Georgetown, South Carolina

    Quieter than 65% of South Carolina towns

    8,403 people · Georgetown County · median home $168,100 · income $56,981 · Jan low 37°F

  6. 20Honea Path, South Carolina

    Quieter than 66% of South Carolina towns

    3,686 people · Anderson County · median home $155,400 · income $32,900 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

  7. 19Bamberg, South Carolina

    Quieter than 67% of South Carolina towns

    3,076 people · Bamberg County · median home $157,900 · income $49,531 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18Allendale, South Carolina

    Quieter than 68% of South Carolina towns

    2,694 people · Allendale County · median home $86,500 · income $23,529 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Ridgeland, South Carolina

    Quieter than 72% of South Carolina towns

    3,758 people · Jasper County · median home $228,400 · income $62,981 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Kingstree, South Carolina

    Quieter than 73% of South Carolina towns

    3,244 people · Williamsburg County · median home $177,000 · income $26,322 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow

  11. 15India Hook, South Carolina

    Quieter than 74% of South Carolina towns

    3,817 people · York County · median home $348,300 · income $106,667 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Litchfield Beach, South Carolina

    Quieter than 78% of South Carolina towns

    8,370 people · Georgetown County · median home $459,000 · income $76,351 · Jan low 37°F

  13. 13Woodruff, South Carolina

    Quieter than 79% of South Carolina towns

    4,212 people · Spartanburg County · median home $204,800 · income $70,959 · Jan low 30°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Abbeville, South Carolina

    Quieter than 80% of South Carolina towns

    4,874 people · Abbeville County · median home $106,400 · income $40,575 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

    Quieter than 80% of South Carolina towns

    9,740 people · Georgetown County · median home $366,000 · income $77,438 · Jan low 37°F

  16. 10Arial, South Carolina

    Quieter than 81% of South Carolina towns

    2,729 people · Pickens County · median home $181,300 · income $54,286 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow

  17. 9Ravenel, South Carolina

    Quieter than 84% of South Carolina towns

    2,542 people · Charleston County · median home $238,700 · income $82,738 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Williston, South Carolina

    Quieter than 84% of South Carolina towns

    2,877 people · Barnwell County · median home $105,100 · income $39,484 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow

  19. 7Hardeeville, South Carolina

    Quieter than 84% of South Carolina towns

    7,473 people · Jasper County · median home $488,900 · income $78,365 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Newport, South Carolina

    Quieter than 87% of South Carolina towns

    4,744 people · York County · median home $342,000 · income $110,417 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Hollywood, South Carolina

    Quieter than 88% of South Carolina towns

    5,339 people · Charleston County · median home $460,100 · income $73,693 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Isle of Palms, South Carolina

    Quieter than 91% of South Carolina towns

    4,347 people · Charleston County · median home $1,581,300 · income $156,979 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Hopkins, South Carolina

    Quieter than 95% of South Carolina towns

    2,514 people · Richland County · median home $99,300 · income $50,063 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow

  24. 2Wyboo, South Carolina

    Quieter than 96% of South Carolina towns

    3,661 people · Clarendon County · median home $253,000 · income $59,074 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow

  25. 1Keowee Key, South Carolina

    Quieter than 99% of South Carolina towns

    2,716 people · Oconee County · median home $556,000 · income $124,788 · Jan low 29°F · 2 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, South Carolina towns0255075100$64K$216K$367K$519K$671KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in South Carolina.

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Methodology. We ranked 98 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in South Carolina (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: