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Saluda vs Denmark

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+94% in Denmark) and kids under 18 (+18.1 pts in Saluda).

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Saluda, SCHomes around $167KSouth Carolina · 3,055 people
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Denmark, SCHomes around $91KSouth Carolina · 3,117 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.

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 →
DenmarkHomes around $91K
Housing$91K typical home70% below the SC typical home Health90% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates College town2 collegesDenmark Technical College All about Denmark →
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.

Property tax bill+94%
Tax bills are bigger in Denmark
Denmark $744Saluda $384
Kids under 18+18.1 pts
Saluda has more kids
Saluda 33.4%Denmark 15.3%
In college+17 pts
Denmark is more of a college town
Denmark 18.9%Saluda 1.9%
Age 65++8.3 pts
Denmark has more people 65 and up
Denmark 18.4%Saluda 10.1%
Jobs per worker+52%
Saluda is more of a job hub
Saluda 0.96Denmark 0.63
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 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.

Saluda$950/mo
Typical home $167K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.49% · or rent about $816/mo · Housing →
Denmark$570/mo
Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.16% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Saluda and Denmark.

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

Denmark places higher on 13 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 DDenmarkSafer than 8% of U.S. towns
Schools
BSaludaBetter than 63% of districts in the state –DenmarkNot graded
Health
DSaludaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns DDenmarkHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
4Saluda
13Denmark

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

SafestSafety · 84 towns #21#50 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 173 towns #170#120 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 173 towns #134#168 Highest incomeIncome · 172 towns #136#167 Shortest commuteGetting around · 173 towns #40#9 Most activeHealth · 173 towns #157#126 Lowest property taxCost of living · 172 towns #2#30 Fewest smokersHealth · 173 towns #121#98

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
SaludaDenmark
Snow a year0″0″
January low32°F37°F
July high93°F91°F
Growing season (days)218d240d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th70th
Outdoors & history
SaludaDenmark
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—1%
National Register places23
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here75
Community
SaludaDenmark
Library hours a week40 hrs26 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SaludaSCDenmarkSC
Saluda ↔ Denmark60 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.

SaludaDenmark
People
Population 3,055Lowest 3,117Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.4%Lowest SC: +10.7% -9.9%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 30.9±5.3Highest 23% below SC 29.1±5.9Lowest 28% below SC
Saluda and Denmark 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% 15.3%±5Lowest SC: 21.4%
Age 65+ 10.1%±2.8Lowest SC: 18.9% 18.4%±5.3Highest SC: 18.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.1%Lowest SC: 32.1% 18.1%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.5Lowest SC: 5.7% 18.9%±1Highest SC: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,506±$11kHighest 39% below SC $27,451±$11kLowest 60% below SC
Saluda and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $77,700±$36kHighest 70% below SC $63,900±$35kLowest 75% below SC
Saluda and Denmark 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 $806±$97Lowest 32% below SC
Saluda and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $384Lowest 69% below SC $744Highest 41% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60%±20.4Lowest SC: 52.1% 70.6%±16.3Highest SC: 52.1%
Denmark and Saluda 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% 35.1%Lowest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 49%Highest SC: 71.9% 44.5%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 5 yrs older than SC 1977Lowest 15 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 19% below SC 18 minLowest 31% below SC
Work from home 2.3%±2.6Lowest SC: 11.5% 3.3%±4.2Highest SC: 11.5%
Denmark 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%Lowest 9.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Greenwood (4%)Columbia (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DenmarkFew work in Saluda
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.0Lowest 65.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #105 of 141 in SC—
School district Saluda 01Bamberg 03
High school in town None in townDenmark-Olar High
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.5
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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