Greenville has highest average credit score in South Carolina

Experian, one of the big three credit rating agencies, has published average credit scores for all of the major metropolitan areas in the country, and has ranked the top and bottom ten markets.

In Greenville, according to Experian, the average credit score is 740, the highest in the state. The other cities in South Carolina rated by Experian were:

• Charleston, 729
• Columbia, 716
• Myrtle Beach, 709
  

Nationally, the cities with the highest average credit scores:

• Minneapolis, 787
• Madison, Wis., 785
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 781
• Green Bay, Wis., 780
• San Francisco, 780
• Boston, 779
• Peoria, Ill., 778
• La Crosse, Wis, 778
• Seattle, Wash., 777
• Sioux Falls, S.D., 777

Nationally, the cities with the lowest average credit scores:

• Harlingen, Texas, 684
• Jackson, Miss., 698
• Corpus, Christi, Texas, 700
• Shreveport, La., 701
• El Paso, Texas, 706
• Monroe, La., 706
• Las Vegas, Nev., 707
• Bakersfield, Calif., 708
• Myrtle Beach, S.C., 709
• Tyler, Texas, 709

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