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Cherryvale vs Saluda

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in Saluda) and property tax bill (+93% in Saluda).

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Cherryvale, SCOne of the healthiest townsSouth Carolina · 2,611 people

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Saluda, SCHomes around $167KSouth Carolina · 3,055 people

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.

CherryvaleOne of the healthiest towns

Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of SC districts All about Cherryvale →

SaludaHomes around $167K

Housing$167K typical home45% below the SC typical home Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 63%of SC districts All about Saluda →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker5.6×

Saluda is more of a job hub

Saluda 0.96Cherryvale 0.17

Property tax bill+93%

Tax bills are bigger in Saluda

Saluda $384Cherryvale $199

Homeowners+19.8 pts renters

Cherryvale has more renters

Saluda 49%Cherryvale 29.2%

Growth since 2010+8.8 pts

Cherryvale has grown faster since 2010

Cherryvale -3.6%Saluda -12.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Saluda

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.

Down paymentRate%

Cherryvale$490/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 0.22% · or rent about $809/mo · Housing →

Saluda$950/mo

Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $816/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Saluda and Cherryvale.

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

Cherryvale places higher on 10 of 18 SC lists

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

–CherryvaleNot graded C+SaludaSafer than 40% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−CherryvaleBetter than 22% of districts in the state BSaludaBetter than 63% of districts in the state

Health

C+CherryvaleHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns DSaludaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

10Cherryvale

8Saluda

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 173 towns #57#170 Most activeHealth · 173 towns #45#157 Most remote workersWork · 168 towns #68#148 HealthiestHealth · 173 towns #79#144 Fewest smokersHealth · 173 towns #80#121 Best schoolsSchools · 141 towns #135#105 Most walkableOutdoors · 173 towns #120#87 Lowest obesityHealth · 173 towns #140#167

Left end = #1 in South Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Cherryvale’s rankings →

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

CherryvaleSaluda

Snow a year1″0″

January low35°F 32°F

July high91°F 93°F

Growing season (days)239d 218d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 59th

Outdoors & history

CherryvaleSaluda

National Register places—2

Archive photos—6

Famous people born here—7

Community

CherryvaleSaluda

Library hours a week—40 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CherryvaleSC SaludaSC

Cherryvale ↔ Saluda75 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs South Carolina average

CherryvaleSaluda

People

Population 2,611Lowest 3,055Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.6%Highest SC: +10.7% -12.4%Lowest SC: +10.7%

Median age 25.6±4.2Lowest 36% below SC 30.9±5.3Highest 23% below SC

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.6%±6.9Lowest SC: 21.4% 33.4%±6.7Highest SC: 21.4%

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 8.6%±3.6Lowest SC: 18.9% 10.1%±2.8Highest SC: 18.9%

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.6%Lowest SC: 32.1% 14.1%Highest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.3Highest SC: 5.7% 1.9%±1.5Lowest SC: 5.7%

Cherryvale and Saluda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $40,428±$13kLowest 42% below SC $42,506±$11kHighest 39% below SC

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $90,500±$33kHighest 65% below SC $77,700±$36kLowest 70% below SC

Cherryvale and Saluda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $809±$283Lowest 31% below SC $816±$121Highest 31% below SC

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $199Lowest 84% below SC $384Highest 69% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.7%±17.8Lowest SC: 52.1% 60%±20.4Highest SC: 52.1%

Saluda and Cherryvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 23%Lowest SC: 14.1% 43.9%Highest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 29.2%Lowest SC: 71.9% 49%Highest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than SC 1987Highest 5 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 23% below SC 21 minHighest 19% below SC

Work from home 10.6%±9.9Highest SC: 11.5% 2.3%±2.6Lowest SC: 11.5%

Cherryvale and Saluda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 8.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.96Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sumter (29%)Greenwood (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SaludaFew work in Cherryvale

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.3Lowest 60.0Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #135 of 141 in SC #105 of 141 in SC

School district Sumter 01Saluda 01

High school in town None in townNone in town

South Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Cherryvale

Sumter43,053 people · $199K homes

Towns like Cherryvale

Denmark3,117 people · $64K homes

Blacksburg2,063 people · $157K homes

McColl2,200 people · $56K homes

Pamplico1,134 people · $143K homes

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.