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Mayesville vs McBee

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.1× in McBee) and age 65+ (+20.7 pts in McBee).

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Mayesville, SCHomes around $92KSouth Carolina · 832 people

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McBee, SCHomes around $169KSouth Carolina · 818 people

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 →

McBeeHomes around $169K

Housing$169K typical home45% below the SC typical home SchoolsBetter than 37%of SC districts All about McBee →

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.

Jobs per worker8.1×

McBee is more of a job hub

McBee 1.22Mayesville 0.15

Age 65++20.7 pts

McBee has more people 65 and up

McBee 27%Mayesville 6.3%

Growth since 2010+12.4 pts

McBee has grown faster since 2010

McBee -12.6%Mayesville -25%

McBee has more miles of trail

McBee 1.1 miMayesville 0.6 mi

Property tax bill+18%

Tax bills are bigger in Mayesville

Mayesville $538McBee $455

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 more a month in McBee

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%

Mayesville$520/mo

Typical home $92K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

McBee$960/mo

Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $746/mo · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between McBee 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.

Schools

–MayesvilleNot graded C+McBeeBetter than 37% 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

MayesvilleMcBee

Snow a year0″1″

January low33°F 32°F

July high90°F 92°F

Growing season (days)230d 224d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 41st

Outdoors & history

MayesvilleMcBee

Conserved land—4.1%

Settled—1901

National Register places1 1

Archive photos7 7

Famous people born here4 2

Community

MayesvilleMcBee

Library hours a week—18 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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MayesvilleSC McBeeSC

Mayesville ↔ McBee33 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

MayesvilleMcBee

People

Population 832Highest 818Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -25%Lowest SC: +10.7% -12.6%Highest SC: +10.7%

Median age 36.2±7.6Lowest 10% below SC 40.4±6.3Highest about the SC average

McBee 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% 25.6%±5.5Lowest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 6.3%±3.8Lowest SC: 18.9% 27%±10Highest SC: 18.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Lowest SC: 32.1% 24.8%Highest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±5.7Highest SC: 5.7% 3.4%±2.7Lowest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,568±$15kLowest 27% below SC $63,125±$24kHighest 9% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,600±$21kHighest 63% below SC $89,300±$33kLowest 66% below SC

Mayesville and McBee 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 $746±$331Lowest 37% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $538Highest 57% below SC $455Lowest 64% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.5%±50.5Highest SC: 52.1% 14.3%±27.9Lowest SC: 52.1%

Mayesville and McBee 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% 10.1%Lowest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.5%Highest SC: 71.9% 57.8%Lowest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 9 yrs older than SC 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 22% below SC 22 minHighest 16% below SC

Work from home 0%±4.6 SC: 11.5% 0%±5.4 SC: 11.5%

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 1.22Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Sumter (32%)Hartsville (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McBeeFew work in Mayesville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.5Lowest 73.3Highest

Schools

School district —Chesterfield 01

High school in town —McBee High

Students per teacherat that high school — 12.3

South Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Mayesville neighborsTown Square →

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Latta1,455 people · $109K homes

Swansea744 people · $129K homes

St. Stephen1,462 people · $100K homes

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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.