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Saluda vs Cherryvale

75 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.6× in Saluda) and property tax bill (+93% in Saluda).

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Saluda, SCHomes around $167KSouth Carolina · 3,055 people

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Cherryvale, SCOne of the healthiest townsSouth Carolina · 2,611 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.

SaludaHomes around $167K

Housing$167K typical home45% below the SC typical home Health91% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 63%of SC districts All about Saluda →

CherryvaleOne of the healthiest towns

Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of SC districts All about Cherryvale →

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 worker5.6×

Saluda is more of a job hub

Saluda 0.96Cherryvale 0.17

Property tax bill+93%

Tax bills are bigger in Saluda

Saluda $384Cherryvale $199

Homeowners+19.8 pts renters

Cherryvale has more renters

Saluda 49%Cherryvale 29.2%

Growth since 2010+8.8 pts

Cherryvale has grown faster since 2010

Cherryvale -3.6%Saluda -12.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Saluda

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%

Saluda$950/mo

Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $816/mo · Housing →

Cherryvale$490/mo

Typical home $91K (Census) · tax rate 0.22% · or rent about $809/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Saluda and Cherryvale.

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

Cherryvale places higher on 10 of 18 SC lists

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

C+SaludaSafer than 40% of U.S. towns –CherryvaleNot graded

Schools

BSaludaBetter than 63% of districts in the state C−CherryvaleBetter than 22% of districts in the state

Health

DSaludaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C+CherryvaleHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns

8Saluda

10Cherryvale

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 173 towns #170#57 Most activeHealth · 173 towns #157#45 Most remote workersWork · 168 towns #148#68 HealthiestHealth · 173 towns #144#79 Fewest smokersHealth · 173 towns #121#80 Best schoolsSchools · 141 towns #105#135 Most walkableOutdoors · 173 towns #87#120 Lowest obesityHealth · 173 towns #167#140

Left end = #1 in South Carolina. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Saluda’s rankings →

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

SaludaCherryvale

Snow a year0″1″

January low32°F 35°F

July high93°F 91°F

Growing season (days)218d 239d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 52nd

Outdoors & history

SaludaCherryvale

National Register places2 —

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here7 —

Community

SaludaCherryvale

Library hours a week40 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

75 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SaludaSC CherryvaleSC

Saluda ↔ Cherryvale75 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

SaludaCherryvale

People

Population 3,055Highest 2,611Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.4%Lowest SC: +10.7% -3.6%Highest SC: +10.7%

Median age 30.9±5.3Highest 23% below SC 25.6±4.2Lowest 36% below SC

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

Kids under 18 33.4%±6.7Highest SC: 21.4% 20.6%±6.9Lowest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 10.1%±2.8Highest SC: 18.9% 8.6%±3.6Lowest SC: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Highest SC: 32.1% 13.6%Lowest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest SC: 5.7% 3%±2.3Highest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,506±$11kHighest 39% below SC $40,428±$13kLowest 42% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $77,700±$36kLowest 70% below SC $90,500±$33kHighest 65% below SC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $816±$121Highest 31% below SC $809±$283Lowest 31% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $384Highest 69% below SC $199Lowest 84% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±20.4Highest SC: 52.1% 58.7%±17.8Lowest SC: 52.1%

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

Below poverty line 43.9%Highest SC: 14.1% 23%Lowest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 49%Highest SC: 71.9% 29.2%Lowest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 5 yrs older than SC 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 19% below SC 20 minLowest 23% below SC

Work from home 2.3%±2.6Lowest SC: 11.5% 10.6%±9.9Highest SC: 11.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 8.4%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.17Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenwood (4%)Sumter (29%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CherryvaleFew work in Saluda

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%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 60.0Highest 45.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #105 of 141 in SC #135 of 141 in SC

School district Saluda 01Sumter 01

High school in town None in townNone in town

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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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.