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%

Dillon$680/mo

Typical home $121K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $630/mo · Housing →

Walhalla$1,310/mo

Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,600 a year, between Walhalla and Dillon.

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

Walhalla places higher on 12 of 21 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

D−DillonSafer than 0% of U.S. towns BWalhallaSafer than 57% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−DillonBetter than 19% of districts in the state B+WalhallaBetter than 70% of districts in the state

Health

D−DillonHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DWalhallaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

9Dillon

12Walhalla

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 84 towns #84#9 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 173 towns #152#65 Lowest depressionHealth · 173 towns #81#153 Most conserved landOutdoors · 148 towns #37#76 Lowest property taxCost of living · 172 towns #9#54 Highest graduation rateSchools · 160 towns #102#66 Most affordableCost of living · 171 towns #18#56 Lowest obesityHealth · 173 towns #159#124

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

DillonWalhalla

Snow a year1″2″

January low32°F 29°F

July high92°F 89°F

Growing season (days)227d 203d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 43rd

Outdoors & history

DillonWalhalla

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land4.2%1.8%

Settled1888 1849

National Register places4 6

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here21 6

Community

DillonWalhalla

Library hours a week48 hrs 46 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

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DillonSC WalhallaSC

Dillon ↔ Walhalla211 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

DillonWalhalla

People

Population 6,354Highest 4,157Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Lowest SC: +10.7% -4.5%Highest SC: +10.7%

Median age 40.4±5.8Lowest about the SC average 40.9±10.4Highest about the SC average

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

Kids under 18 24.7%±5.1Highest SC: 21.4% 18.9%±5.7Lowest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 20%±3.9Lowest SC: 18.9% 22.9%±6.6Highest SC: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Highest SC: 32.1% 11.4%Lowest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1Lowest SC: 5.7% 1%±0.9Highest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $35,891±$3kLowest 48% below SC $36,327±$14kHighest 48% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,500±$27kLowest 55% below SC $171,900±$39kHighest 34% below SC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $630±$22Lowest 47% below SC $669±$103Highest 43% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $522Lowest 58% below SC $902Highest 28% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.9%±13.4Highest SC: 52.1% 21.2%±13Lowest SC: 52.1%

Below poverty line 32.8%Lowest SC: 14.1% 45.9%Highest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 53.9%Lowest SC: 71.9% 57%Highest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than SC 1975Highest 17 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 9% above SC 32 minHighest 26% above SC

Work from home 0.6%±0.9Lowest SC: 11.5% 3.2%±3Highest SC: 11.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 20.2%Highest 10.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.34Lowest 1.95Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Florence (8%)Greenville (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WalhallaFew work in Dillon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.3Highest 81.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #110 of 141 in SC #92 of 141 in SC

School district Dillon 80 · Dillon 04Oconee 01

High school in town Dillon HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 16.4 —

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.

Dillon vs Walhalla

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Walhalla

Walhalla places higher on 12 of 21 SC lists

What daily life feels like in each

211 miles apart

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