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Ranked · Sun & walkable · South Carolina

Best sunny, walkable cities in South Carolina

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Charleston, SC154k residents

    82/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 41/100 · january low: 44°F

  2. 2.Greenville, SC73k residents

    50/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 32°F

  3. 3.Columbia, SC140k residents

    37/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 37°F

  4. 4.North Charleston, SC120k residents

    36/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 39°F

  5. 5.Florence, SC40k residents

    26/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 36°F

  6. 6.Conway, SC27k residents

    26/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 35°F

  7. 7.Summerville, SC52k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 35°F

  8. 8.North Augusta, SC26k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 40°F

  9. 9.Rock Hill, SC75k residents

    24/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 33°F

  10. 10.Sumter, SC43k residents

    24/100

    sunny days / year: 220 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 33°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in South Carolina?
Charleston, SC ranks first with a fit score of 82/100, followed by Greenville (50) and Columbia (37), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.