Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Meggett’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Towles Farmstead and Summit Plantation House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Meggett's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Meggett County Park, at 424 acres. Meggett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Meggett beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lowcountry Leadership Charter School | K–12 | 520 |
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Meggett is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 224 in 1950, 1,390 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Meggett, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Meggett.
Typical home values rose 2.3% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The largest public high school is Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, with 520 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 520 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Of the losses FEMA expects in Meggett, 50% come from hurricanes and 23% from earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, Meggett has seen 19 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 7 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher mean commuting time than Meggett. Jobs in Meggett grew by 146 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 478. Also worth knowing: the median household income for Meggett comes to $98,000, against $57,000 in South Carolina’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. In Meggett, just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line.
| Meggett | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 8.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Meggett, 33% of adults have obesity, below both South Carolina’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Meggett is ahead of South Carolina on 6 and behind on 9. Meggett: 28% of adults feel lonely.
| Meggett | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Meggett | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.8% | 13.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.9 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. The trail density for Meggett comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 3, covering 579 acres.
| Meggett | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Roxbury Park | 2.9 mi | 153 |
| 2. Meggett County Park | — | 424 |
| 3. Meggett Park & Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Meggett. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumUSS Yorktown
Big draw21 mi MuseumH. L. Hunley
22 mi MuseumUSS Laffey
11 mi Park & preserveAngel Oak
23 mi LandmarkFort Wagner
21 mi DamThe BatteryUSS Yorktown: David Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · H. L. Hunley: Sepia wash drawing by R.G. Skerrett, 1902, after a painting then held by the Con, Public domain · USS Laffey: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Angel Oak: Galen Parks Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Wagner: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · The Battery: Eagledj, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Meggett; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Meggett residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
1,226 counted in 2010 and 1,390 in 2020; an estimated 1,484 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in South Carolina, United States
Meggett is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2010 census. Meggett is part of the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Meggett.
Meggett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Meggett and Hollywood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Meggett with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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