City directory
South Carolina cities
Explore the top cities in South Carolina. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.
Highest-risk cities
Top cities by relative retirement risk score in South Carolina. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.
Lowest-risk cities
Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.
City directory
Top cities in South Carolina by population. Search to see any city.
Charleston
SC
726,389 residents
Columbia
SC
605,083 residents
Greenville
SC
408,626 residents
Myrtle Beach
SC
325,829 residents
Rock Hill
SC
244,403 residents
Spartanburg
SC
210,388 residents
Mauldin
SC
179,196 residents
North Charleston
SC
117,460 residents
Mount Pleasant
SC
92,662 residents
Florence
SC
92,315 residents
Sumter
SC
68,914 residents
Summerville
SC
51,262 residents
Goose Creek
SC
46,964 residents
Greer
SC
39,191 residents
Hilton Head Island
SC
37,805 residents
Aiken
SC
32,334 residents
Bluffton
SC
31,323 residents
Anderson
SC
29,563 residents
Fort Mill
SC
28,281 residents
Carolina Forest
SC
26,373 residents
Conway
SC
26,082 residents
Simpsonville
SC
25,125 residents
North Augusta
SC
24,928 residents
Socastee
SC
24,629 residents
Lexington
SC
24,132 residents
Easley
SC
23,942 residents
Taylors
SC
23,686 residents
Greenwood
SC
22,527 residents
Hanahan
SC
21,119 residents
St. Andrews
SC
20,953 residents
Wade Hampton
SC
20,703 residents
North Myrtle Beach
SC
19,343 residents
Five Forks
SC
19,093 residents
Clemson
SC
17,759 residents
West Columbia
SC
17,723 residents
Berea
SC
16,642 residents
Red Hill
SC
16,480 residents
Ladson
SC
16,261 residents
Seven Oaks
SC
15,990 residents
Dentsville
SC
15,396 residents
Lake Wylie
SC
15,177 residents
Gantt
SC
15,057 residents
Port Royal
SC
15,047 residents
Moncks Corner
SC
14,362 residents
Cayce
SC
13,718 residents
Beaufort
SC
13,660 residents
Tega Cay
SC
13,267 residents
Orangeburg
SC
13,189 residents
Gaffney
SC
12,612 residents
Boiling Springs
SC
12,609 residents
Parker
SC
12,564 residents
Oak Grove
SC
12,031 residents
Irmo
SC
11,799 residents
James Island
SC
11,738 residents
Powdersville
SC
11,321 residents
Fountain Inn
SC
11,307 residents
Red Bank
SC
10,950 residents
Garden City
SC
10,820 residents
Newberry
SC
10,733 residents
Forest Acres
SC
10,491 residents