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Rowesville vs North

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.8× in North) and street grid (3.1× in North).

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Rowesville, SCA small town of 393South Carolina · 393 people
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North, SCKnown for its schoolsSouth Carolina · 675 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.

RowesvilleA small town of 393
Quiet strengthsRowesville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rowesville →
NorthKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 13%of SC districts All about North →
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 worker4.8×
North is more of a job hub
North 0.43Rowesville 0.09
Street grid3.1×
North has the more walkable street grid
North 121Rowesville 38.6
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Rowesville
Rowesville $888North $671
Average commute7 min
Rowesville has the shorter commute
North 31 minRowesville 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Rowesville

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.

Rowesville$730/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →
North$540/mo
Typical home $93K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $683/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Rowesville and North.

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
–RowesvilleNot graded DNorthBetter than 13% 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
RowesvilleNorth
Snow a year0″1″
January low37°F35°F
July high93°F93°F
Growing season (days)249d229d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd59th
Outdoors & history
RowesvilleNorth
Archive photos—3
Famous people born here—3
Community
RowesvilleNorth
Library hours a week—18 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

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RowesvilleNorthRowesvilleNorth
Rowesville ↔ North23 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.

RowesvilleNorth
People
Population 393Lowest 675Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.7% SC: +10.7%
Median age 53.9±13.3Lowest 34% above SC 54.8±17.4Highest 36% above SC
North and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±16Lowest SC: 21.4% 22.4%±7.7Highest SC: 21.4%
North and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±4.7Lowest SC: 18.9% 25.3%±12.4Highest SC: 18.9%
North and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Highest SC: 32.1% 7.3%Lowest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±3.9Lowest SC: 5.7% 0.7%±0.9Highest SC: 5.7%
North and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $32,656±$13kHighest 53% below SC $26,477±$11kLowest 62% below SC
Rowesville and North are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$52kHighest 52% below SC $92,900±$21kLowest 64% below SC
Rowesville and North are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $721±$124Highest 39% below SC $683±$86Lowest 42% below SC
Rowesville and North are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $888Highest 29% below SC $671Lowest 46% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±100Lowest SC: 52.1% 72.7%±86Highest SC: 52.1%
North and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Lowest SC: 14.1% 42.2%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.1%Highest SC: 71.9% 51%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 24 minLowest 6% below SC 31 minHighest 20% above SC
Work from home 5.7%±5.2Highest SC: 11.5% 0%±5.6Lowest SC: 11.5%
Rowesville and North are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Orangeburg (13%)Orangeburg (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorthFew work in Rowesville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.6Lowest 121Highest
Schools
School district —Orangeburg
High school in town —North Middle/High
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.2
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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