South Carolina ranks No. 40 overall among U.S. states based on 71 metrics across eight categories.

Like its neighbor North Carolina, South Carolina has experienced massive net migration into the state over the past five years—resulting in the fifth highest rate in the U.S. The state has been ...

South Carolina’s cost of living places it as the 26th cheapest state to live in, the report states. North Carolina was more expensive, ranking 28th cheapest with an annual average cost of living ...