The 10 Most Boring Places In South Carolina For 2023


The most boring places in South Carolina are Camden and James Island for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in South Carolina that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.

Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Palmetto State are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within South Carolina’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.

Like Camden, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Camden. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in South Carolina as well.

Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.

Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.

Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.

Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Boring Places In South Carolina For 2023

Camden, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Pollinator at English Wikipedia | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 7,834
Average Age: 47.9
% Married: 22.0%
More on Camden: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

James Island, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 11,689
Average Age: 41.4
% Married: 24.0%
More on James Island: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Walterboro, SC

Source: Wikipedia User BeaufortTiger | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10
Population: 5,515
Average Age: 40.4
% Married: 32.0%
More on Walterboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Laurens, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 9,276
Average Age: 42.2
% Married: 26.0%
More on Laurens: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Batesburg-Leesville, SC

Source: Wikipedia User Bill Fitzpatrick | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10
Population: 5,004
Average Age: 40.4
% Married: 25.0%
More on Batesburg-Leesville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Union, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 8,099
Average Age: 45.5
% Married: 27.0%
More on Union: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 5,397
Average Age: 53.0
% Married: 15.0%
More on Hollywood: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Georgetown, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 8,465
Average Age: 48.8
% Married: 26.0%
More on Georgetown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Cheraw, SC

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

2
/10
Population: 5,056
Average Age: 47.2
% Married: 21.0%
More on Cheraw: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Easley, SC

Source: Flickr User MikeKalasnik | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 23,135
Average Age: 42.8
% Married: 27.0%
More on Easley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Palmetto State

You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in South Carolina. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.

Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.

To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.

We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:

  • % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
  • % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
  • Average Age (higher is more boring)
  • % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
  • Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.

For this ranking, we used every South Carolina city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.

Grab your rocker and hold on.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in South Carolina.

There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep

On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since South Carolina isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in South Carolina, according to science:

  1. Clemson
  2. Central
  3. Port Royal

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In South Carolina For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age % Married % Kids
1 Camden, SC 7,834 47.9 22.0% 27.8%
2 James Island, SC 11,689 41.4 24.0% 31.9%
3 Walterboro, SC 5,515 40.4 32.0% 30.6%
4 Laurens, SC 9,276 42.2 26.0% 30.1%
5 Batesburg-Leesville, SC 5,004 40.4 25.0% 30.1%
6 Union, SC 8,099 45.5 27.0% 25.8%
7 Hollywood, SC 5,397 53.0 15.0% 20.0%
8 Georgetown, SC 8,465 48.8 26.0% 16.9%
9 Cheraw, SC 5,056 47.2 21.0% 20.7%
10 Easley, SC 23,135 42.8 27.0% 25.3%
11 Marion, SC 6,402 44.6 20.0% 26.4%
12 Fountain Inn, SC 10,675 33.4 24.0% 44.5%
13 Seneca, SC 8,834 44.0 19.0% 20.8%
14 Darlington, SC 6,172 49.8 22.0% 23.6%
15 Hardeeville, SC 8,048 60.3 8.0% 12.0%
16 Lyman, SC 6,099 30.2 31.0% 38.4%
17 Irmo, SC 11,685 39.2 22.0% 33.4%
18 Bluffton, SC 29,375 40.9 5.0% 34.7%
19 Moncks Corner, SC 13,456 35.9 19.0% 36.4%
20 North Myrtle Beach, SC 18,850 60.2 6.0% 10.8%
21 Florence, SC 39,931 38.0 26.0% 30.4%
22 North Augusta, SC 24,425 43.4 10.0% 24.4%
23 Lexington, SC 23,665 38.8 19.0% 37.1%
24 York, SC 8,534 37.0 15.0% 37.1%
25 Fort Mill, SC 26,022 36.7 7.0% 49.5%
26 Cayce, SC 13,755 37.0 20.0% 21.7%
27 Hilton Head Island, SC 37,708 59.8 4.0% 13.3%
28 Mount Pleasant, SC 90,945 42.4 12.0% 30.2%
29 Dillon, SC 6,454 30.7 33.0% 41.9%
30 Myrtle Beach, SC 36,064 47.0 9.0% 20.6%
31 Bennettsville, SC 6,975 40.5 16.0% 27.5%
32 Mauldin, SC 25,267 42.3 15.0% 30.1%
33 Tega Cay, SC 12,816 41.6 5.0% 47.2%
34 Lancaster, SC 8,592 35.6 16.0% 35.4%
35 Simpsonville, SC 24,133 37.8 19.0% 34.4%
36 Beaufort, SC 13,582 33.1 12.0% 31.8%
37 Aiken, SC 32,014 46.4 13.0% 21.4%
38 Greer, SC 37,010 34.6 12.0% 40.4%
39 Clover, SC 6,800 36.5 7.0% 38.7%
40 Forest Acres, SC 10,514 38.6 21.0% 27.6%
41 Summerville, SC 50,839 38.8 16.0% 31.6%
42 Newberry, SC 10,682 31.8 20.0% 34.5%
43 Goose Creek, SC 45,858 32.0 14.0% 35.2%
44 Hanahan, SC 20,731 35.0 16.0% 34.5%
45 West Columbia, SC 17,459 37.3 19.0% 21.8%
46 Chester, SC 5,260 33.5 21.0% 24.5%
47 Sumter, SC 43,046 33.1 19.0% 29.7%
48 Charleston, SC 149,960 36.3 12.0% 21.0%
49 Spartanburg, SC 38,301 35.5 18.0% 30.2%
50 Travelers Rest, SC 7,929 21.4 14.0% 40.5%
51 North Charleston, SC 115,755 33.8 13.0% 27.9%
52 Gaffney, SC 12,651 33.6 20.0% 25.8%
53 Conway, SC 25,121 34.4 13.0% 26.1%
54 Hartsville, SC 7,450 29.8 18.0% 35.0%
55 Clinton, SC 7,624 35.4 12.0% 24.8%
56 Rock Hill, SC 74,170 34.5 14.0% 28.1%
57 Orangeburg, SC 13,220 36.4 19.0% 16.5%
58 Anderson, SC 29,345 32.7 18.0% 26.5%
59 Greenwood, SC 22,528 32.7 16.0% 26.5%
60 Greenville, SC 70,838 33.8 14.0% 20.4%
61 Columbia, SC 136,754 28.3 13.0% 24.1%
62 Port Royal, SC 14,573 26.6 5.0% 23.6%
63 Central, SC 5,272 21.6 7.0% 29.2%
64 Clemson, SC 17,557 24.6 9.0% 13.9%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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2 thoughts on “The 10 Most Boring Places In South Carolina For 2023

  1. What a moron Nick James and his bad stats are when he didn’t consider geography into his stats. Let’s see if Nick actually finds ghetto Orangeburg more exciting than Isle of Palms, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach…

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