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Denmark vs Blacksburg

127 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (2.5× in Blacksburg) and kids under 18 (+16.2 pts in Blacksburg).

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Denmark, SCHomes around $91KSouth Carolina · 3,117 people
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Blacksburg, SCHomes around $150KSouth Carolina · 2,063 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.

DenmarkHomes around $91K
Housing$91K typical home70% below the SC typical home Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates College town2 collegesDenmark Technical College All about Denmark →
BlacksburgHomes around $150K
Housing$150K typical home51% below the SC typical home Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 30%of U.S. towns we grade All about Blacksburg →
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.

Home values2.5×
Homes cost more in Blacksburg
Blacksburg $157,400Denmark $63,900
Kids under 18+16.2 pts
Blacksburg has more kids
Blacksburg 31.5%Denmark 15.3%
Average commute13 min
Denmark has the shorter commute
Blacksburg 30 minDenmark 18 min
Growth since 2010+12.1 pts
Blacksburg has grown faster since 2010
Blacksburg +2.2%Denmark -9.9%
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Blacksburg
Blacksburg $1,009Denmark $744
In college+16.6 pts
Denmark is more of a college town
Denmark 18.9%Blacksburg 2.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Blacksburg

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.

Denmark$570/mo
Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →
Blacksburg$870/mo
Typical home $150K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $834/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Blacksburg and Denmark.

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
DDenmarkSafer than 8% of U.S. towns CBlacksburgSafer than 30% of U.S. towns
Schools
–DenmarkNot graded C+BlacksburgBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
DDenmarkHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns C−BlacksburgHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
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
DenmarkBlacksburg
Snow a year0″2″
January low37°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)240d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th43rd
Outdoors & history
DenmarkBlacksburg
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1%1.7%
Settled—1888
National Register places3—
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here5—
Community
DenmarkBlacksburg
Library hours a week26 hrs39 hrs
Colleges in town2—
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.

Where they are

127 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DenmarkSCBlacksburgSC
Denmark ↔ Blacksburg127 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.

DenmarkBlacksburg
People
Population 3,117Highest 2,063Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -9.9%Lowest SC: +10.7% +2.2%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 29.1±5.9Lowest 28% below SC 33.8±5.9Highest 16% below SC
Blacksburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.3%±5Lowest SC: 21.4% 31.5%±6.1Highest SC: 21.4%
Age 65+ 18.4%±5.3Highest SC: 18.9% 14.3%±4.4Lowest SC: 18.9%
Denmark and Blacksburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest SC: 32.1% 13.3%Lowest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 18.9%±1Highest SC: 5.7% 2.3%±1.5Lowest SC: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $27,451±$11kLowest 60% below SC $32,092±$10kHighest 54% below SC
Blacksburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $63,900±$35kLowest 75% below SC $157,400±$36kHighest 39% below SC
Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$97Lowest 32% below SC $834±$122Highest 29% below SC
Blacksburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $744Lowest 41% below SC $1,009Highest 19% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.6%±16.3Highest SC: 52.1% 63.6%±16.9Lowest SC: 52.1%
Denmark and Blacksburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 35.1%Highest SC: 14.1% 31.4%Lowest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 44.5%Highest SC: 71.9% 41.5%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 15 yrs older than SC 1971Lowest 21 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 31% below SC 30 minHighest 18% above SC
Work from home 3.3%±4.2Lowest SC: 11.5% 7.9%±8Highest SC: 11.5%
Blacksburg and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.6%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.47Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (6%)Gaffney (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BlacksburgFew work in Denmark
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.8Highest 63.7Lowest
Schools
School district Bamberg 03Cherokee 01
High school in town Denmark-Olar HighBlacksburg High
Students per teacherat that high school 9.5Lowest 13.4Highest
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.

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