Good news for home sellers in Cayce and West Columbia.

A recent study ranked both among the easiest places in South Carolina to sell. SmartAsset, a New York-based financial technology company ranked cities in the US by the number of days their homes spend on the market. Cayce was ranked at No. 10 easiest place to sell a home in the state. West Columbia was ranked No. 2.

“With more and more residents choosing to call our great city home, it is no surprise that we have a healthy housing market and easy turnaround on home sales,” said Cayce Mayor Elise Partin. The career opportunities, quality of life, and low cost of living that we offer, makes Cayce a perfect place to live, work, play and raise your family. I am so thrilled that we continue to thrive and be recognized for all the things that make our city so great.”

The ranking in South Carolina for best places to sell a home are as follows: Ladson was No. 1 on the list. Mauldin was No. 3, Hanahan was No. 4, and Lake City was No. 5.

Just across the river, Columbia came in at No. 6, Taylors was No. 7, Goose Creek was No. 8 and Myrtle Beach No. 9.

To comprise the list the cities with the easiest ability to sell a home, SmartAsset searched for the overall healthiest markets and looked at a variety of factors, including:

• Average Years Living in Home

• Average Homes with Negative Equity

• Homes Decreasing in Value

• Average Days on Market

• Home Cost as % of Income

Additional factors that were taken into consideration were stability, affordability, fluidity and risk of loss factors.