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Rowesville vs Norway

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Norway) and street grid (+83% in Norway).

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Rowesville, SCA small town of 393South Carolina · 393 people
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Norway, SCA small town of 322South Carolina · 322 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 →
NorwayA small town of 322
Quiet strengthsNorway doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norway →
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 worker2.8×
Norway is more of a job hub
Norway 0.25Rowesville 0.09
Street grid+83%
Norway has the more walkable street grid
Norway 70.8Rowesville 38.6
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 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 →
Norway$580/mo
Typical home $95K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $924/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Rowesville and Norway.

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
RowesvilleNorway
Snow a year0″0″
January low37°F37°F
July high93°F91°F
Growing season (days)249d240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd49th
Outdoors & history
RowesvilleNorway
Settled—1891
National Register places—1
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—1
Community
RowesvilleNorway
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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RowesvilleNorwayRowesvilleNorway
Rowesville ↔ Norway18 miles apart
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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.

RowesvilleNorway
People
Population 393Highest 322Lowest
Median age 53.9±13.3Highest 34% above SC 50.1±5.7Lowest 25% above SC
Rowesville and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±16Highest SC: 21.4% 15.2%±9.2Lowest SC: 21.4%
Rowesville and Norway 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% 23.3%±10Highest SC: 18.9%
Norway 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%Lowest SC: 32.1% 14.1%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±3.9Lowest SC: 5.7% 3.1%±5.8Highest SC: 5.7%
Norway 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±$13kLowest 53% below SC $42,386±$14kHighest 39% below SC
Norway and Rowesville 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 $95,000±$74kLowest 63% below SC
Rowesville and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $721±$124Lowest 39% below SC $924±$185Highest 22% below SC
Norway and Rowesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $888Lowest 29% below SC $933Highest 25% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±100Highest SC: 52.1% 29.8%±46.4Lowest SC: 52.1%
Rowesville and Norway 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% 18.6%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.1%Highest SC: 71.9% 51.8%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than SC 1970Highest 22 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% below SC 26 minHighest about the SC average
Work from home 5.7%±5.2Highest SC: 11.5% 2%±2.7Lowest SC: 11.5%
Rowesville and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 36.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Orangeburg (13%)Orangeburg (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NorwayFew work in Rowesville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%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 70.8Highest
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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