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

BWalhallaSafer than 57% of U.S. towns DHonea PathSafer than 9% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+WalhallaBetter than 70% of districts in the state AHonea PathBetter than 88% of districts in the state

Health

DWalhallaHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns C−Honea PathHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns

8Walhalla

12Honea Path

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 168 towns #139#46 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 173 towns #164#73 SafestSafety · 84 towns #9#47 Highest graduation rateSchools · 160 towns #66#6 Lowest obesityHealth · 173 towns #124#74 Most activeHealth · 173 towns #143#93 Most conserved landOutdoors · 148 towns #76#114 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 173 towns #65#109

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Walhalla$1,310/mo

Typical home $231K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $669/mo · Housing →

Honea Path$1,300/mo

Typical home $227K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $772/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

WalhallaHonea Path

Snow a year2″1″

January low29°F —

July high89°F —

Growing season (days)203d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 29th

Outdoors & history

WalhallaHonea Path

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.8%0.7%

Settled1849 —

National Register places6 1

Archive photos12 4

Famous people born here6 3

Community

WalhallaHonea Path

Library hours a week46 hrs 44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

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.

WalhallaSC Honea PathSC

Walhalla ↔ Honea Path44 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

WalhallaHonea Path

People

Population 4,157Highest 3,739Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Lowest SC: +10.7% +2.5%Highest SC: +10.7%

Median age 40.9±10.4Lowest about the SC average 42.2±8.5Highest 5% above SC

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

Kids under 18 18.9%±5.7Lowest SC: 21.4% 26%±7.7Highest SC: 21.4%

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

Age 65+ 22.9%±6.6Highest SC: 18.9% 14.8%±4.4Lowest SC: 18.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Lowest SC: 32.1% 12%Highest SC: 32.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±0.9Highest SC: 5.7% 0.6%±0.8Lowest SC: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $36,327±$14kHighest 48% below SC $32,900±$23kLowest 53% below SC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,900±$39kHighest 34% below SC $155,400±$35kLowest 40% below SC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $669±$103Lowest 43% below SC $772±$148Highest 35% below SC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $902Lowest 28% below SC $912Highest 27% below SC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.2%±13Lowest SC: 52.1% 52.2%±22.6Highest SC: 52.1%

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

Below poverty line 45.9%Highest SC: 14.1% 33.6%Lowest SC: 14.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57%Lowest SC: 71.9% 65.3%Highest SC: 71.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 17 yrs older than SC 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than SC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 26% above SC 31 minLowest 21% above SC

Work from home 3.2%±3Lowest SC: 11.5% 12.7%±8.9Highest SC: 11.5%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.8%Highest 4.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.95Highest 0.43Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Greenville (6%)Anderson (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Honea PathFew work in Walhalla

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.2Highest 78.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #92 of 141 in SC #75 of 141 in SC

School district Oconee 01Anderson 02

High school in town None in townNone in town

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.

Walhalla vs Honea Path

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Honea Path places higher on 12 of 20 SC lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

44 miles apart

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