Pine RidgeSC
A town of 2,346, settled in 1869.
Is Pine Ridge a good place to live?
The best of Pine Ridge’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On safety, just 2 of South Carolina’s 107 towns do better. Pine Ridge’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in South Carolina’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Pine Ridge's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 14 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do better. Pine Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pine Ridge stand out
Where Pine Ridge beats most towns.
Typical home value
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
99% of working residents leave Pine Ridge for work
Where Pine Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pine Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Pine Ridge is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Pine Ridge: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Ridge, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Ridge.
Pine Ridge is safer than 75% of U.S. towns, by crime per resident
At 5.5 per 1,000 residents, Pine Ridge’s property crime rate is below both South Carolina’s towns (21.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Pine Ridge is 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.5 per 1,000 residents | 21.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Public schools in Pine Ridge fall behind 74% of South Carolina districts
Its public schools are run by the Lexington 02 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert A. Wood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 938 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Pine Ridge has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Pine Ridge for work: only 1% work in town. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Pine Ridge. Since 2013, Pine Ridge has added 293 jobs, to 567 in 2023.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Pine Ridge trails 72% of U.S. towns
Pine Ridge beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 30% of Pine Ridge adults feel lonely.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pine Ridge | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.9% | 13.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.5% |
| More adults with depression | 25.9% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Pine Ridge, expect mild winters and hot summers
Pine Ridge has mild winters and hot summers. Pine Ridge’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tornadoes leads a low hazard risk in Pine Ridge
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical Pine Ridge home is worth about $260K
The typical Pine Ridge home is worth about $260,000, down 0.5% in a year, 15% below the South Carolina typical home. Only 7 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Pine Ridge.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,113 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pine Ridge has set aside 10% of its land for conservation
14 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Midlands Sports Complex, at 33 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midlands Sports Complex | — | 33 |
| 2. Midlands Girls Softball | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Older than South Carolina overall
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (19% statewide). Pine Ridge has grown 8.5% since 2020, to 2,346 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55.1% women, 44.9% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Pine Ridge | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Williams-Brice Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Ridge. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaWilliams-Brice Stadium
14 mi National ParkCongaree National Park288K visitors a year14 mi LakeAlcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
18 mi LakeLake Murray
7 mi Stadium & arenaColonial Life Arena
8 mi Zoo & aquariumRiverbanks ZooPhoto credits
Williams-Brice Stadium: SRA MARVIN PRESTON, Public domain · Congaree National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Lake Murray: Greygh0st at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colonial Life Arena: Dfscgt21, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverbanks Zoo: Carlo Giovannetti (Thief12), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Pine Ridge
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Ridge
About 8 of every 100 Pine Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
About Pine Ridge
Town in South Carolina, United States
Pine Ridge is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pine Ridge had a population of 2,167. It is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 262 ft
- Area code
- 803
Pine Ridge’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Pine Ridge.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | — | — | A− | A− | C | C |
| South Congaree | — | — | A− | C | C | D |
| Cayce | #130 | D | B | D | C | B− |
Pine Ridge and South Congaree have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Pine Ridge with a neighbor →
Questions about Pine Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Ridge, SC expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.