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Scranton vs Lake View

44 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.1× in Lake View) and growth since 2010 (+25.2 pts in Lake View).

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Scranton, SCKnown for its schoolsSouth Carolina · 733 people
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Lake View, SCHomes around $170KSouth Carolina · 679 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.

ScrantonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 6%of SC districts Housing$142K typical home54% below the SC typical home All about Scranton →
Lake ViewHomes around $170K
Housing$170K typical home44% below the SC typical home SchoolsBetter than 19%of SC districts All about Lake View →
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 bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Lake View
Lake View $498Scranton $235
Growth since 2010+25.2 pts
Lake View has grown faster since 2010
Lake View -5.3%Scranton -30.5%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Scranton is more of a job hub
Scranton 0.59Lake View 0.28
Homeowners+14 pts renters
Scranton has more renters
Lake View 49.4%Scranton 35.4%
Average commute4 min
Scranton has the shorter commute
Lake View 27 minScranton 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Lake View

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.

Scranton$770/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.23% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →
Lake View$980/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $733/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Lake View and Scranton.

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
DScrantonBetter than 6% of districts in the state C−Lake ViewBetter than 19% 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
ScrantonLake View
Snow a year0″1″
January low—32°F
July high—92°F
Growing season (days)—227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th82nd
Outdoors & history
ScrantonLake View
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.9%—
Settled—1907
Archive photos—2
Community
ScrantonLake View
Library hours a week—45 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ScrantonSCLake ViewSC
Scranton ↔ Lake View44 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.

ScrantonLake View
People
Population 733Highest 679Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -30.5%Lowest SC: +10.7% -5.3%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 47±15.1Lowest 17% above SC 47.4±6.5Highest 18% above SC
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±7.5Highest SC: 21.4% 18%±8Lowest SC: 21.4%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±13.3Highest SC: 18.9% 16.8%±6.8Lowest SC: 18.9%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.9%Lowest SC: 32.1% 13.7%Highest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±2.3Lowest SC: 5.7% 6.5%±5.2Highest SC: 5.7%
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $27,344±$6kLowest 61% below SC $36,563±$14kHighest 47% below SC
Lake View and Scranton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,300±$23kHighest 61% below SC $75,700±$14kLowest 71% below SC
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $829±$278Highest 30% below SC $733±$500Lowest 38% below SC
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $235Lowest 81% below SC $498Highest 60% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.7%±29.1Highest SC: 52.1% 28.6%±20.7Lowest SC: 52.1%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33.9%Highest SC: 14.1% 24.3%Lowest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 35.4%Lowest SC: 71.9% 49.4%Highest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 16 yrs older than SC 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 11% below SC 27 minHighest 5% above SC
Work from home 16%±15.1Highest SC: 11.5% 2.1%±3.4Lowest SC: 11.5%
Scranton and Lake View are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.59Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Florence (17%)Dillon (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lake ViewFew work in Scranton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0.3%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 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.0Highest 43.3Lowest
Schools
School district Florence 03Dillon 04
High school in town None in townLake View High
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.9
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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