These Are The 10 Best Places In South Carolina To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in South Carolina who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in South Carolina, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Palmetto State:

1. Central (Photos)
2. Clover (Photos)
3. Forest Acres (Photos)
4. Darlington (Photos)
5. Seneca (Photos)
6. Cayce (Photos)
7. Irmo
8. Tega Cay (Photos)
9. Georgetown (Photos)
10. James Island (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in South Carolina. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in South Carolina in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in South Carolina in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in South Carolina have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in South Carolina.

1. Central

Population: 5,170
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.03
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.74
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.61
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.74

2. Clover

Population: 5,321
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.76
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.75
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.28
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.07

3. Forest Acres

Population: 10,533
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.7
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.33
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.7
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.28

4. Darlington

Population: 6,232
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.85
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.8
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.63
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.96

5. Seneca

Population: 8,147
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.95
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.1
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.36
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.35

6. Cayce

Population: 12,944
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.64
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.0
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.64
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.24

7. Irmo

Population: 11,518
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.87
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.21
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.17

8. Tega Cay

Population: 8,224
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.3
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.49
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.3
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.97

9. Georgetown

Population: 9,110
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.28
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.44
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.59
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.62

10. James Island

Population: 11,451
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.24
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.18
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.24
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.79

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in South Carolina where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in South Carolina with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Greenville (Photos)
2. Mount Pleasant (Photos)
3. Columbia (Photos)
4. Goose Creek (Photos)
5. Charleston (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In South Carolina To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Central	5,170
2	Clover	5,321
3	Forest Acres	10,533
4	Darlington	6,232
5	Seneca	8,147
6	Cayce	12,944
7	Irmo	11,518
8	Tega Cay	8,224
9	Georgetown	9,110
10	James Island	11,451
11	West Columbia	15,623
12	Port Royal	11,264
13	Walterboro	5,339
14	Fountain Inn	8,031
15	Camden	6,931
16	Fort Mill	12,068
17	Georgetown	9,110
18	Georgetown	9,110
19	Simpsonville	19,219
20	Clemson	14,254
21	Mauldin	23,985
22	Georgetown	9,110
23	Clinton	8,525
24	North Myrtle Beach	14,485
25	Chester	5,543
26	Beaufort	12,702
27	Central	5,170
28	Union	8,191
29	Lancaster	8,801
30	Lexington	19,007
31	Hanahan	18,999
32	Newberry	10,259
33	Bluffton	13,979
34	York	7,913
35	North Augusta	21,832
36	Greer	26,626
37	Dillon	6,731
38	Hartsville	7,857
39	Cheraw	5,809
40	Moncks Corner	8,711
41	Laurens	9,136
42	Union	8,191
43	Marion	6,833
44	Batesburg-Leesville	5,242
45	Easley	20,242
46	Myrtle Beach	28,455
47	Gaffney	12,565
48	Bennettsville	8,928
49	Abbeville	5,207
50	Conway	18,645
51	Georgetown	9,110
52	Central	5,170
53	Orangeburg	13,790
54	Greenville	60,670
55	Greenwood	23,296
56	Spartanburg	37,216
57	Goose Creek	38,545
58	Anderson	26,798
59	Mount Pleasant	72,379
60	Aiken	29,980
61	Summerville	44,717
62	Florence	37,512
63	Hilton Head Island	38,497
64	North Charleston	102,143
65	Georgetown	9,110
66	Rock Hill	68,185
67	Sumter	40,819
68	Charleston	125,458
69	Columbia	131,331
70	Greer	26,626