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Lake View vs Scranton

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Lake View) and growth since 2010 (+25.2 pts in Lake View).

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Lake View, SCHomes around $170KSouth Carolina · 679 people
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Scranton, SCKnown for its schoolsSouth Carolina · 733 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.

Lake ViewHomes around $170K
Housing$170K typical home44% below the SC typical home SchoolsBetter than 19%of SC districts All about Lake View →
ScrantonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of SC districts Housing$142K typical home54% below the SC typical home All about Scranton →
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.

Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Lake View
Lake View $498Scranton $235
Growth since 2010+25.2 pts
Lake View has grown faster since 2010
Lake View -5.3%Scranton -30.5%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Scranton is more of a job hub
Scranton 0.59Lake View 0.28
Homeowners+14 pts renters
Scranton has more renters
Lake View 49.4%Scranton 35.4%
Average commute4 min
Scranton has the shorter commute
Lake View 27 minScranton 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Lake View

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.

Lake View$980/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →
Scranton$770/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Lake View 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
C−Lake ViewBetter than 19% 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
Lake ViewScranton
Snow a year1″0″
January low32°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)227d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)82nd75th
Outdoors & history
Lake ViewScranton
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.9%
Settled1907—
Archive photos2—
Community
Lake ViewScranton
Library hours a week45 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lake ViewSCScrantonSC
Lake View ↔ Scranton44 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.

Lake ViewScranton
People
Population 679Lowest 733Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.3%Highest SC: +10.7% -30.5%Lowest SC: +10.7%
Median age 47.4±6.5Highest 18% above SC 47±15.1Lowest 17% above SC
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±8Lowest SC: 21.4% 19.6%±7.5Highest SC: 21.4%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±6.8Lowest SC: 18.9% 25%±13.3Highest SC: 18.9%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Highest SC: 32.1% 9.9%Lowest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±5.2Highest SC: 5.7% 0.8%±2.3Lowest SC: 5.7%
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $36,563±$14kHighest 47% below SC $27,344±$6kLowest 61% below SC
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,700±$14kLowest 71% below SC $102,300±$23kHighest 61% below SC
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $733±$500Lowest 38% below SC $829±$278Highest 30% below SC
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $498Highest 60% below SC $235Lowest 81% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±20.7Lowest SC: 52.1% 59.7%±29.1Highest SC: 52.1%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.3%Lowest SC: 14.1% 33.9%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49.4%Highest SC: 71.9% 35.4%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than SC 1976Highest 16 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 5% above SC 23 minLowest 11% below SC
Work from home 2.1%±3.4Lowest SC: 11.5% 16%±15.1Highest SC: 11.5%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 0.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Dillon (14%)Florence (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ScrantonFew work in Lake View
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%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 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.3Lowest 60.0Highest
Schools
School district Dillon 04Florence 03
High school in town Lake View HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 12.9 —
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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