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%

Chesnee$1,750/mo

Typical home $295K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $839/mo · Housing →

Scranton$770/mo

Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Chesnee and Scranton.

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.

Schools

AChesneeBetter than 92% of districts in the state DScrantonBetter than 6% of districts in the state

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

ChesneeScranton

Snow a year1″0″

January low27°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)195d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th 75th

Outdoors & history

ChesneeScranton

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.2%0.9%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos18 —

Community

ChesneeScranton

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

147 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChesneeSC ScrantonSC

Chesnee ↔ Scranton147 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

ChesneeScranton

People

Population 896Highest 733Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Highest SC: +10.7% -30.5%Lowest SC: +10.7%

Median age 41.7±8Lowest 4% above SC 47±15.1Highest 17% above SC

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

Kids under 18 13.3%±4.7Lowest SC: 21.4% 19.6%±7.5Highest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 14.7%±1.6Lowest SC: 18.9% 25%±13.3Highest SC: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest SC: 32.1% 9.9%Highest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.7Highest SC: 5.7% 0.8%±2.3Lowest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,708±$11kHighest 46% below SC $27,344±$6kLowest 61% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $103,700±$60kHighest 60% below SC $102,300±$23kLowest 61% below SC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $839±$96Highest 29% below SC $829±$278Lowest 30% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $880Highest 30% below SC $235Lowest 81% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.1%±17Lowest SC: 52.1% 59.7%±29.1Highest SC: 52.1%

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

Below poverty line 32.4%Lowest SC: 14.1% 33.9%Highest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Highest SC: 71.9% 35.4%Lowest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 30 yrs older than SC 1976Highest 16 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% below SC 23 minLowest 11% below SC

Work from home 5.1%±3.7Lowest SC: 11.5% 16%±15.1Highest SC: 11.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.51Highest 0.59Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Spartanburg (14%)Florence (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ScrantonFew work in Chesnee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 0.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.3Highest 60.0Lowest

Schools

School district Spartanburg 02Florence 03

High school in town Chesnee HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.8 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

Chesnee vs Scranton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Chesnee

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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