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Edgefield vs Mullins

156 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+37.4 pts in Mullins) and trails (4× in Edgefield).

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Edgefield, SCHomes around $224KSouth Carolina · 4,010 people
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Mullins, SCHomes around $134KSouth Carolina · 3,914 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.

EdgefieldHomes around $224K
Housing$224K typical home27% below the SC typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Famous people24 notable peopleborn in Edgefield All about Edgefield →
MullinsHomes around $134K
Housing$134K typical home56% below the SC typical home Outdoors#21 most walkable in SC0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Mullins →
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.

Growth since 2010+37.4 pts
Mullins has grown faster since 2010
Mullins -13.7%Edgefield -51.1%
Trails4×
Edgefield has more miles of trail
Edgefield 0.4 miMullins 0.1 mi
Kids under 18+15 pts
Mullins has more kids
Mullins 28.1%Edgefield 13.1%
Street grid2.3×
Mullins has the more walkable street grid
Mullins 87.2Edgefield 37.7
Property tax bill+48%
Tax bills are bigger in Edgefield
Edgefield $794Mullins $536
Age 65++8.7 pts
Mullins has more people 65 and up
Mullins 20.1%Edgefield 11.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 more a month in Edgefield

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.

Edgefield$1,290/mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $731/mo · Housing →
Mullins$760/mo
Typical home $134K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $628/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Edgefield and Mullins.

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

Mullins places higher on 13 of 19 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
–EdgefieldNot graded D−MullinsSafer than 1% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+EdgefieldBetter than 36% of districts in the state DMullinsBetter than 12% of districts in the state
Health
D−EdgefieldHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns DMullinsHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
5Edgefield
13Mullins

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 173 towns #141#21 Highest graduation rateSchools · 160 towns #102#30 Most conserved landOutdoors · 148 towns #44#90 Most educatedPeople · 173 towns #151#108 Lowest depressionHealth · 173 towns #46#7 Lowest property taxCost of living · 172 towns #41#10 Most remote workersWork · 168 towns #135#108 Best schoolsSchools · 141 towns #93#111

Left end = #1 in South Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Edgefield’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
EdgefieldMullins
Snow a year1″1″
January low—32°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th90th
Outdoors & history
EdgefieldMullins
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1.2%
Settled—1872
National Register places27
Archive photos1417
Famous people born here24—
Community
EdgefieldMullins
Library hours a week43 hrs41 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.

Where they are

156 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

EdgefieldSCMullinsSC
Edgefield ↔ Mullins156 miles apart
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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.

EdgefieldMullins
People
Population 4,010Highest 3,914Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -51.1%Lowest SC: +10.7% -13.7%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 40±1.8Highest about the SC average 37.9±7.7Lowest 6% below SC
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 13.1%±4Lowest SC: 21.4% 28.1%±6.2Highest SC: 21.4%
Age 65+ 11.4%±2.8Lowest SC: 18.9% 20.1%±5.1Highest SC: 18.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Lowest SC: 32.1% 19.9%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.4Highest SC: 5.7% 1.5%±0.9Lowest SC: 5.7%
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,688±$18kHighest 43% below SC $34,908±$16kLowest 50% below SC
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,500±$34kHighest 53% below SC $95,300±$20kLowest 63% below SC
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $731±$210Highest 38% below SC $628±$159Lowest 47% below SC
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $794Highest 37% below SC $536Lowest 57% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 65.4%±20.4Highest SC: 52.1% 51.4%±14.4Lowest SC: 52.1%
Edgefield and Mullins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.4%Lowest SC: 14.1% 38.3%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 50.5%Highest SC: 71.9% 45.3%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than SC 1974Highest 18 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 17% above SC 35 minHighest 38% above SC
Work from home 3.4%±3.1Lowest SC: 11.5% 6.1%±5.4Highest SC: 11.5%
Mullins and Edgefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9.5%Lowest 10.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 28.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 0.93Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Augusta (6%)Marion (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MullinsFew work in Edgefield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.7Lowest 87.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #93 of 141 in SC#111 of 141 in SC
School district Edgefield 01Marion 10
High school in town None in townMullins High
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.0
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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