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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 239 South Carolina towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3; 29 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Charleston 8 70 155,369 Columbia 3 2.8 142,416 North Charleston 9 119 121,469 Mount Pleasant 5 10 95,232 Rock Hill 7 55 75,654 Greenville 7 53 72,824 Summerville 4 6.5 51,884 Goose Creek 7 31 49,249 Greer 4 5.8 44,387 Sumter 1 0.2 42,766 Florence 1 0.1 40,609 Myrtle Beach 3 4.3 39,697
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Blackville 1 0.2 1,907 Gaffney 1 0.3 12,484 Seneca 1 0.3 9,043 Williston 1 0.3 2,861 Prosperity 1 0.3 1,212 Winnsboro 1 0.4 3,264 Bamberg 1 0.4 2,985 Springdale 1 0.4 2,574 Blacksburg 1 0.4 1,912 Utica 1 0.4 1,489
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Fort Mill 9 226 33,626 North Charleston 9 119 121,469 Lake Wylie 8 99 8,841 India Hook 8 92 3,328 Charleston 8 70 155,369 Ladson 8 63 13,790 Rock Hill 7 55 75,654 Greenville 7 53 72,824 Sangaree 7 51 8,220 Lesslie 7 48 3,112
All South Carolina towns
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Town Score Loud / day People A Abbeville 1 0.1 4,863 Aiken 2 1.2 32,947 Allendale 2 0.6 2,490 Anderson 2 0.9 29,980 Andrews 1 0.1 2,546 Arcadia 4 4.3 2,634 Arial 3 4.2 2,543 Awendaw 2 0.8 1,451 Aynor 2 0.5 1,051 B Bamberg 1 0.4 2,985 Barnwell 2 1.5 4,577 Batesburg-Leesville 2 1.2 5,297 Beaufort 3 3.2 13,850 Belton 2 1.3 4,511 Belvedere 4 3.7 5,792 Bennettsville 1 0 6,540 Berea 4 4.9 14,295 Bishopville 1 0 2,862 Blacksburg 1 0.4 1,912 Blackville 1 0.2 1,907 Bluffton 4 5.3 35,243 Blythewood 2 1.4 6,267 Boiling Springs 5 12 8,219 Bonneau Beach 2 0.6 1,929 Brookdale 3 1.4 4,873 Buffalo 1 0.1 1,266 Burnettown 2 1.5 3,189 Burton 3 2.8 6,976 C Calhoun Falls 1 0.1 1,730 Camden 1 0.2 8,431 Cane Savannah 1 0.1 1,117 Catawba 6 19 1,343 Cayce 5 12 13,660 Centerville 2 0.7 6,586 Central 3 3.7 5,322 Chapin 2 0.9 1,908 Charleston 8 70 155,369 Cheraw 1 0.1 4,995 Cherryvale 1 0.2 2,496 Chester 2 0.9 5,227 Chesterfield 1 0.1 1,361 City View 5 12 1,345 Clearwater 3 2.9 4,370 Clemson 3 2.4 17,838 Clinton 2 0.5 7,714 Clover 4 5.8 7,391 Columbia 3 2.8 142,416 Conway 4 4.2 27,985 Cowpens 2 0.8 2,190 D Dalzell 1 0.4 3,059 Darlington 1 0 6,057 Denmark 2 0.4 3,099 Dentsville 5 8.3 14,062 Dillon 1 0 6,306 Due West 2 0.5 1,216 Duncan 6 21 4,431 Dunean 6 23 3,671 E Easley 4 8.6 26,386 East Gaffney 2 0.4 3,085 East Sumter 1 0.3 1,343 Edgefield 2 0.6 4,051 Edisto 3 1.0 2,559 Edisto Beach 2 0.8 1,049 Elgin 2 0.9 1,645 Elgin 1 0.2 2,607 Estill 1 0.2 1,767 Eureka Mill 2 1.4 1,476 F Fairfax 2 0.6 1,384 Fairforest 4 5.3 1,693 Five Forks 6 22 14,140 Florence 1 0.1 40,609 Folly Beach 6 19 2,083 Forest Acres 5 9.8 10,376 Forestbrook 5 10 4,612 Fort Mill 9 226 33,626 Fountain Inn 4 6.4 13,027 G Gadsden 2 0.6 1,632 Gaffney 1 0.3 12,484 Gantt 6 18 14,229 Garden City 4 8.7 9,209 Gaston 4 6.3 1,632 Georgetown 3 2.1 8,714 Gloverville 2 0.9 2,831 Golden Grove 5 13 2,467 Goose Creek 7 31 49,249 Graniteville 2 1.1 2,614 Great Falls 1 0.1 1,927 Greenville 7 53 72,824 Greenwood 2 1.5 22,498 Greer 4 5.8 44,387 H Hampton 1 0.2 2,610 Hanahan 6 20 21,796 Hardeeville 4 6.2 11,897 Hartsville 1 0 7,399 Hilton Head Island 4 6.8 38,097 Holly Hill 1 0.3 1,252 Hollywood 4 6.9 5,445 Homeland Park 2 0.6 6,296 Honea Path 2 0.7 3,848 Hopkins 3 3.1 2,882 I India Hook 8 92 3,328 Inman 6 20 3,249 Inman Mills 6 22 1,050 Irmo 4 4.6 12,033 Irwin 1 0.4 1,405 Isle of Palms 4 7.5 4,370 Iva 1 0.1 1,174 J Jackson 3 2.6 1,604 James Island 6 30 11,903 Joanna 2 0.7 1,539 Johnsonville 1 0.1 1,368 Johnston 2 1.0 2,135 Judson 6 25 2,050 K Kershaw 1 0 1,905 Kiawah Island 4 6.9 1,975 Kingstree 1 0 3,072 L Ladson 8 63 13,790 Lake City 1 0 5,961 Lake Murray of Richland 3 3.3 5,484 Lake Secession 1 0.1 1,083 Lake Wylie 8 99 8,841 Lakewood 1 0.1 3,032 Lancaster 2 1.5 9,103 Landrum 3 1.5 2,697 Langley 2 1.1 1,447 Latta 1 0 1,252 Laurel Bay 3 2.3 5,891 Laurens 2 1.2 9,288 Lesslie 7 48 3,112 Lexington 5 9.0 24,921 Liberty 6 22 3,309 Lincolnville 5 8.6 1,187 Little River 2 1.0 8,960 Loris 1 0.2 2,749 Lugoff 2 0.5 7,434 Lyman 7 38 6,709 M Manning 1 0 3,802 Marion 1 0 6,195 Mauldin 7 36 28,010 Mayo 3 2.1 1,592 McColl 1 0.1 1,993 McCormick 2 0.8 2,077 Meggett 3 3.8 1,431 Monarch Mill 1 0 1,811 Moncks Corner 3 3.2 16,621 Mount Pleasant 5 10 95,232 Mullins 1 0 3,885 Murphys Estates 2 1.6 1,441 Murrells Inlet 3 3.2 7,547 Myrtle Beach 3 4.3 39,697 N New Ellenton 2 1.2 2,321 Newberry 2 0.6 10,866 Newport 5 18 4,136 Ninety Six 2 0.6 2,061 North Augusta 4 6.2 25,891 North Charleston 9 119 121,469 North Hartsville 1 0 3,251 North Myrtle Beach 2 1.9 20,303 Northlake 2 1.0 3,745 O Oak Grove 5 9.8 10,291 Oakland 1 0.3 1,232 Orangeburg 3 1.5 13,280 P Pacolet 1 0.3 2,477 Pageland 1 0.2 2,504 Pamplico 1 0 1,054 Parker 5 14 11,431 Pelzer 3 3.0 1,403 Pendleton 2 0.9 3,657 Pickens 2 1.5 3,391 Piedmont 4 6.5 5,103 Pine Ridge 5 11 2,293 Port Royal 3 3.7 16,287 Privateer 1 0.1 2,349 Prosperity 1 0.3 1,212 R Ravenel 4 6.8 2,642 Red Bank 4 6.4 9,617 Red Hill 4 5.6 13,223 Reidville 6 17 1,785 Ridgeland 2 0.7 3,749 Ridgeville 4 6.2 1,629 Rock Hill 7 55 75,654 Roebuck 4 6.2 2,200 S Saluda 2 0.8 3,068 Sangaree 7 51 8,220 Sans Souci 4 7.3 7,869 Saxon 3 2.9 3,424 Seabrook Island 3 2.7 2,103 Seneca 1 0.3 9,043 Seven Oaks 5 8.6 15,144 Shell Point 3 2.5 2,336 Simpsonville 5 11 27,506 Slater-Marietta 2 1.2 2,176 Socastee 4 6.9 19,952 South Congaree 5 14 2,385 South Sumter 1 0.2 2,411 Southern Shops 4 4.0 3,767 Spartanburg 3 3.0 39,040 Springdale 1 0.4 2,574 Springdale 6 18 2,720 St. Andrews 4 7.1 20,493 St. George 2 0.4 1,834 St. Matthews 2 0.5 1,827 St. Stephen 1 0.3 1,573 Stateburg 2 0.3 1,380 Sullivan's Island 5 13 1,922 Summerville 4 6.5 51,884 Sumter 1 0.2 42,766 Surfside Beach 5 13 4,321 T Taylors 5 11 21,617 Tega Cay 7 31 14,057 Tigerville 3 2.5 1,312 Timmonsville 1 0 2,105 Travelers Rest 3 2.6 8,750 U Union 1 0.1 7,881 Utica 1 0.4 1,489 V Valley Falls 3 3.3 6,299 Varnville 3 0.4 1,622 W Wade Hampton 6 18 20,622 Walhalla 1 0.2 4,199 Walterboro 2 1.5 5,475 Ware Shoals 2 0.6 1,703 Warrenville 2 1.0 1,233 Watts Mills 3 2.3 1,635 Wedgefield 2 0.4 1,615 Welcome 5 11 6,668 Wellford 5 11 3,627 West Columbia 5 9.1 18,316 West Pelzer 3 3.6 1,006 Westminster 1 0.2 2,413 Whitmire 1 0.1 1,424 Wilkinson Heights 3 1.4 2,493 Williamston 3 3.1 4,219 Williston 1 0.3 2,861 Winnsboro 1 0.4 3,264 Winnsboro Mills 2 1.2 1,898 Woodfield 4 5.6 9,303 Woodruff 3 2.5 4,569 Y Yemassee 1 0.2 1,082 York 3 2.2 9,154
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .