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McBee vs Ridge Spring

91 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in McBee) and property tax bill (+65% in Ridge Spring).

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McBee, SCHomes around $169KSouth Carolina · 818 people

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Ridge Spring, SCHomes around $169KSouth Carolina · 842 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.

McBeeHomes around $169K

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

Ridge SpringHomes around $169K

Housing$169K typical home45% below the SC typical home All about Ridge Spring →

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.

McBee has more miles of trail

McBee 1.1 miRidge Spring 0.2 mi

Property tax bill+65%

Tax bills are bigger in Ridge Spring

Ridge Spring $753McBee $455

Street grid2.1×

McBee has the more walkable street grid

McBee 73.3Ridge Spring 34.4

Jobs per worker2.3×

McBee is more of a job hub

McBee 1.22Ridge Spring 0.53

Growth since 2010+8.8 pts

McBee has grown faster since 2010

McBee -12.6%Ridge Spring -21.4%

Average commute7 min

McBee has the shorter commute

Ridge Spring 29 minMcBee 22 min

★ What stands out · 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+McBeeBetter than 37% of districts in the state BRidge SpringBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

McBee$960/mo

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

Ridge Spring$1,040/mo

Typical home $169K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Ridge Spring and McBee.

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.

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

McBeeRidge Spring

Snow a year1″1″

January low32°F 35°F

July high92°F 91°F

Growing season (days)224d 244d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 43rd

Outdoors & history

McBeeRidge Spring

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land4.1%—

Settled1901 —

National Register places1 1

Archive photos7 1

Famous people born here2 1

Community

McBeeRidge Spring

Library hours a week18 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

91 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McBeeSC Ridge SpringSC

McBee ↔ Ridge Spring91 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

McBeeRidge Spring

People

Population 818Lowest 842Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.6%Highest SC: +10.7% -21.4%Lowest SC: +10.7%

Median age 40.4±6.3Lowest about the SC average 43.1±7Highest 7% above SC

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

Kids under 18 25.6%±5.5Highest SC: 21.4% 17.2%±8.2Lowest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 27%±10Lowest SC: 18.9% 28%±5.8Highest SC: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.8%Lowest SC: 32.1% 25.9%Highest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±2.7Highest SC: 5.7% 2.9%±3.8Lowest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,125±$24kHighest 9% below SC $39,167±$21kLowest 44% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $89,300±$33kHighest 66% below SC $69,600±$34kLowest 73% below SC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $746±$331Highest 37% below SC $640±$90Lowest 46% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $455Lowest 64% below SC $753Highest 40% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±27.9Lowest SC: 52.1% 42.6%±26.4Highest SC: 52.1%

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

Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest SC: 14.1% 24.8%Highest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.8%Lowest SC: 71.9% 67.8%Highest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 10 yrs older than SC 1970Lowest 22 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below SC 29 minHighest 12% above SC

Work from home 0%±5.4Lowest SC: 11.5% 9.4%±7.2Highest SC: 11.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 6%Highest 3.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.22Highest 0.53Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Hartsville (13%)Batesburg-Leesville (5%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ridge SpringFew work in McBee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.3Highest 34.4Lowest

Schools

School district Chesterfield 01Aiken 01

High school in town McBee HighNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 12.3 —

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

McBee neighborsTown Square →

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Ridge Spring neighborsTown Square →

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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.