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Mayesville vs Latta

50 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.8× in Latta) and growth since 2010 (+19 pts in Latta).

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Mayesville, SCHomes around $92KSouth Carolina · 832 people
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Latta, SCOne of the safest townsSouth Carolina · 1,455 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.

MayesvilleHomes around $92K
Housing$92K typical home70% below the SC typical home All about Mayesville →
LattaOne of the safest towns
SafetySafer than 4%of U.S. towns we grade Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$143K typical home53% below the SC typical home All about Latta →
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.

Jobs per worker6.8×
Latta is more of a job hub
Latta 1.02Mayesville 0.15
Growth since 2010+19 pts
Latta has grown faster since 2010
Latta -6%Mayesville -25%
Kids under 18+17.3 pts
Mayesville has more kids
Mayesville 38.7%Latta 21.4%
Age 65++10.5 pts
Latta has more people 65 and up
Latta 16.8%Mayesville 6.3%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Latta
Latta $689Mayesville $538
Street grid+68%
Latta has the more walkable street grid
Latta 98.5Mayesville 58.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Latta

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.

Mayesville$520/mo
Typical home $92K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →
Latta$820/mo
Typical home $143K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $672/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Latta and Mayesville.

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
–MayesvilleNot graded D−LattaSafer than 4% of U.S. towns
Schools
–MayesvilleNot graded B+LattaBetter than 74% of districts in the state
Health
–MayesvilleNot graded D−LattaHealthier than 4% 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
MayesvilleLatta
Snow a year0″1″
January low33°F32°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)230d227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th81st
Outdoors & history
MayesvilleLatta
Settled—1887
National Register places15
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here4—
Community
MayesvilleLatta
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

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MayesvilleSCLattaSC
Mayesville ↔ Latta50 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.

MayesvilleLatta
People
Population 832Lowest 1,455Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -25%Lowest SC: +10.7% -6%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 36.2±7.6Lowest 10% below SC 36.8±9.3Highest 8% below SC
Latta and Mayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 38.7%±9Highest SC: 21.4% 21.4%±7.7Lowest SC: 21.4%
Age 65+ 6.3%±3.8Lowest SC: 18.9% 16.8%±2.3Highest SC: 18.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest SC: 32.1% 27.9%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±5.7Lowest SC: 5.7% 7.1%±4.1Highest SC: 5.7%
Latta and Mayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,568±$15kHighest 27% below SC $47,985±$8kLowest 31% below SC
Mayesville and Latta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,600±$21kLowest 63% below SC $108,500±$53kHighest 58% below SC
Latta and Mayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$503Highest 32% below SC $672±$140Lowest 43% below SC
Mayesville and Latta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $538Lowest 57% below SC $689Highest 45% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±50.5Highest SC: 52.1% 31.8%±11.2Lowest SC: 52.1%
Mayesville and Latta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29.9%Highest SC: 14.1% 22.4%Lowest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.5%Lowest SC: 71.9% 62%Highest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 9 yrs older than SC 1963Lowest 29 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 22% below SC 22 minHighest 14% below SC
Work from home 0%±4.6Lowest SC: 11.5% 5.5%±4.9Highest SC: 11.5%
Latta and Mayesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 5.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sumter (32%)Dillon (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LattaFew work in Mayesville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.5Lowest 98.5Highest
Schools
School district —Dillon 03
High school in town —Latta High
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.6
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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