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 SC 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: the ones 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 Hollywood, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of South Carolina. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Hollywood. 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:
- Hollywood
- Honea Path
- Hilton Head Island
- North Myrtle Beach
- Isle Of Palms
- Pine Ridge
- Batesburg-Leesville
- Camden
- Burne
- Westminster
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.
How we determined the boring cities in the Palmetto State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (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)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every South Carolina city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 2,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
1. Hollywood
Population: 4,781
Average Age: 47.7
Married Households: 51.9%
Households With Kids: 29.6%
2. Honea Path
Population: 3,673
Average Age: 44.7
Married Households: 50.5%
Households Over 65: 51%
3. Hilton Head Island
Population: 37,965
Average Age: 53.3
Married Households: 60.7%
Households Over 65: 57%
4. North Myrtle Beach
Population: 14,196
Average Age: 56.5
Married Households: 54.9%
Households Over 65: 56%
5. Isle Of Palms
Population: 4,217
Average Age: 49.6
Married Households: 61.4%
Households Over 65: 49%
6. Pine Ridge
Population: 2,110
Average Age: 39.3
Married Households: 58.1%
Households With Kids: 35.8%
7. Batesburg-Leesville
Population: 5,287
Average Age: 41.0
Married Households: 44.0%
Households With Kids: 33.3%
8. Camden
Population: 6,900
Average Age: 44.4
Married Households: 46.1%
Households With Kids: 27.6%
9. Burnettown
Population: 2,701
Average Age: 39.5
Married Households: 55.5%
Households With Kids: 34.4%
10. Westminster
Population: 2,482
Average Age: 42.1
Married Households: 45.7%
Households Over 65: 48%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list 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 list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not these cities.
Where are the most exciting places in South Carolina? They are Central, Clemson, Columbia, Orangeburg and Greenville.
We also wrote about the 10 Most Ghetto Cities In South Carolina if you’re curious. It’s riveting.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In South Carolina
City | Rank |
---|---|
Hollywood | 1 |
Honea Path | 2 |
Hilton Head Island | 3 |
North Myrtle Beach | 4 |
Isle of Palms | 5 |
Pine Ridge | 6 |
Batesburg-Leesville | 7 |
Camden | 8 |
Burnettown | 9 |
Westminster | 10 |
Ravenel | 11 |
Pacolet | 12 |
Hampton | 13 |
Abbeville | 14 |
Liberty | 15 |
Laurens | 16 |
Fort Mill | 17 |
Loris | 18 |
Mullins | 19 |
Springdale | 20 |
Ninety Six | 21 |
Belton | 22 |
Woodruff | 23 |
Kingstree | 24 |
Bamberg | 25 |
Surfside Beach | 26 |
Barnwell | 27 |
Varnville | 28 |
New Ellenton | 29 |
Tega Cay | 30 |
Lyman | 31 |
Kershaw | 32 |
Wellford | 33 |
Easley | 34 |
Pageland | 35 |
Landrum | 36 |
Ware Shoals | 37 |
Folly Beach | 38 |
Aiken | 39 |
Pendleton | 40 |
Union | 41 |
Cheraw | 42 |
James Island | 43 |
Beaufort | 44 |
Seneca | 45 |
Williston | 46 |
Blackville | 47 |
Manning | 48 |
Bluffton | 49 |
Great Falls | 50 |
North Augusta | 51 |
McCormick | 52 |
Edgefield | 53 |
Georgetown | 54 |
Forest Acres | 55 |
Walterboro | 56 |
Williamston | 57 |
St. George | 58 |
York | 59 |
Johnston | 60 |
Mount Pleasant | 61 |
Fountain Inn | 62 |
Lake City | 63 |
Darlington | 64 |
South Congaree | 65 |
Dillon | 66 |
Inman | 67 |
Hartsville | 68 |
Simpsonville | 69 |
Travelers Rest | 70 |
Myrtle Beach | 71 |
Moncks Corner | 72 |
Irmo | 73 |
Pickens | 74 |
Mauldin | 75 |
Walhalla | 76 |
Summerville | 77 |
Saluda | 78 |
Goose Creek | 79 |
Bennettsville | 80 |
Timmonsville | 81 |
Sumter | 82 |
Greer | 83 |
Cayce | 84 |
Clover | 85 |
Gaffney | 86 |
Lexington | 87 |
Florence | 88 |
Winnsboro | 89 |
Duncan | 90 |
Lancaster | 91 |
Chester | 92 |
Hanahan | 93 |
Andrews | 94 |
Estill | 95 |
Conway | 96 |
West Columbia | 97 |
Greenwood | 98 |
Anderson | 99 |
Ridgeland | 100 |
McColl | 101 |
Spartanburg | 102 |
Allendale | 103 |
Marion | 104 |
Hardeeville | 105 |
Clinton | 106 |
Port Royal | 107 |
Bishopville | 108 |
Newberry | 109 |
Rock Hill | 110 |
North Charleston | 111 |
Charleston | 112 |
Denmark | 113 |
Greenville | 114 |
Orangeburg | 115 |
Columbia | 116 |
Clemson | 117 |
Central | 118 |