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Arial vs Easley

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (14.5× in Easley) and size (12.9× in Easley).

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Arial, SCOne of the healthiest townsSouth Carolina · 1,919 people
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Easley, SCAn outdoors townSouth Carolina · 24,841 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ArialOne of the healthiest towns
Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arial →
EasleyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#22 most walkable in SC8.7 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Housing$321K typical home5% above the SC typical home Health56% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Easley →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails14.5×
Easley has more miles of trail
Easley 8.7 miArial 0.6 mi
Size12.9×
Easley is the bigger place
Easley 24,841Arial 1,919
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Easley
Easley $978Arial $581
Home values+45%
Homes cost more in Easley
Easley $263,500Arial $181,300
Street grid2.4×
Easley has the more walkable street grid
Easley 87.0Arial 36.3
Homeowners+20.7 pts renters
Easley has more renters
Arial 89.6%Easley 68.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Easley

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Arial$1,000/mo
Typical home $181K (Census) · tax rate 0.32% · or rent about $1,003/mo · Housing →
Easley$1,780/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $947/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,400 a year, between Easley and Arial.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Carolina ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–ArialNot graded CEasleySafer than 34% of U.S. towns
Schools
–ArialNot graded A−EasleyBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
C−ArialHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns C+EasleyHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Arial and Easley share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ArialEasleyArialEasley
Arial ↔ Easley3.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
74 Arial residents work in Easley (7.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Arial →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ArialEasley
Snow a year1″1″
January low30°F30°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)216d216d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th39th
Outdoors & history
ArialEasley
Trails—9 mi
Conserved land—2.1%
Settled—1874
National Register places13
Archive photos—12
Community
ArialEasley
Library hours a week—67 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ArialEasley
People
Population 1,919Lowest 24,841Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.3%Lowest SC: +10.7% +14.6%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 40.9±9.8Highest about the SC average 39.2±3.1Lowest about the SC average
Arial and Easley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±6.3Lowest SC: 21.4% 20.3%±2.3Highest SC: 21.4%
Easley and Arial are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±6.6Highest SC: 18.9% 20.2%±2.2Lowest SC: 18.9%
Arial and Easley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Lowest SC: 32.1% 31.9%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±2.5Highest SC: 5.7% 4%±1Lowest SC: 5.7%
Arial and Easley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,286±$24kLowest 22% below SC $66,299±$8kHighest 4% below SC
Easley and Arial are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $181,300±$21kLowest 30% below SC $263,500±$17kHighest about the SC average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,003±$377Highest 15% below SC $947±$94Lowest 20% below SC
Arial and Easley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $581Lowest 54% below SC $978Highest 22% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±51.4Lowest SC: 52.1% 62.9%±13.6Highest SC: 52.1%
Easley and Arial are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest SC: 14.1% 13.9%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Highest SC: 71.9% 68.9%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than SC 1987Highest 5 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 8% above SC 27 minLowest 5% above SC
Work from home 5.2%±3.7Lowest SC: 11.5% 11.7%±2.5Highest SC: 11.5%
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 10.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Lowest 0.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (15%)Greenville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in EasleyFew work in Arial
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 8.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 36.3Lowest 87.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#47 of 141 in SC
School district —Pickens 01
High school in town —Easley High
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.8
South Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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