24 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in South Carolina

The top-ranked counties in South Carolina on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Oconee County SC 74 +1.7% +3.3% +1.1% 3.7x
02 Florence County SC 68 +1.5% +3.6% -0.2% 2.7x
03 Orangeburg County SC 58 +1.0% +8.5% -0.9% 2.9x
04 Pickens County SC 54 +0.9% +3.9% +1.1% 5.5x
05 Aiken County SC 50 +0.7% +2.7% +1.1% 4.0x
06 Spartanburg County SC 49 +0.7% +3.8% +2.2% 3.6x
07 Darlington County SC 48 +0.7% -0.1% -0.6% 3.2x
08 Richland County SC 45 +0.5% +4.4% +0.3% 2.8x
09 Sumter County SC 39 +0.3% +4.0% -0.3% 3.2x
10 Anderson County SC 38 +0.3% +3.6% +1.2% 4.8x
11 Georgetown County SC 38 +0.3% +5.2% +1.0% 4.8x
12 Kershaw County SC 38 +0.3% +10.1% +1.2% 4.3x
13 Lexington County SC 33 +0.2% +4.8% +1.4% 3.8x
14 Beaufort County SC 31 +0.1% +2.9% +1.6% 7.2x
15 York County SC 30 +0.0% +4.4% +2.3% 5.4x
16 Greenwood County SC 30 +0.0% +3.0% -0.0% 2.7x
17 Charleston County SC 29 -0.0% +4.7% +1.2% 4.3x
18 Dorchester County SC 29 -0.0% +6.1% +1.2% 8.4x
19 Lancaster County SC 26 -0.2% +7.6% +3.1% 6.3x
20 Berkeley County SC 25 -0.2% +8.6% +2.9% 5.1x
21 Greenville County SC 13 -1.2% +4.2% +1.8% 3.5x
22 Horry County SC 13 -1.2% +4.3% +3.4% 4.8x
23 Laurens County SC 4 -3.0% +2.9% +0.5% 4.0x
24 Cherokee County SC 2 -4.0% +5.5% -0.0% 3.8x

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