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Westminster vs Honea Path

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+11.9 pts in Honea Path) and average commute (9 min in Westminster).

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Westminster, SCHomes around $225KSouth Carolina · 2,521 people
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Honea Path, SCKnown for its schoolsSouth Carolina · 3,739 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.

WestminsterHomes around $225K
Housing$225K typical home27% below the SC typical home Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 70%of SC districts All about Westminster →
Honea PathKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 88%of SC districts Outdoors#36 most walkable in SC0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$227K typical home26% below the SC typical home All about Honea Path →
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.

Work from home+11.9 pts
More people work from home in Honea Path
Honea Path 12.7%Westminster 0.8%
Average commute9 min
Westminster has the shorter commute
Honea Path 31 minWestminster 22 min
Growth since 2010+5.2 pts
Honea Path has grown faster since 2010
Honea Path +2.5%Westminster -2.7%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Honea Path places higher on 13 of 19 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
–WestminsterNot graded DHonea PathSafer than 9% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+WestminsterBetter than 70% of districts in the state AHonea PathBetter than 88% of districts in the state
Health
DWestminsterHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns C−Honea PathHealthier than 23% of U.S. towns
5Westminster
13Honea Path

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 168 towns #164#46 Shortest commuteGetting around · 173 towns #57#159 Highest graduation rateSchools · 160 towns #66#6 Most walkableOutdoors · 173 towns #85#36 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 173 towns #62#109 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 173 towns #120#73 Fewest smokersHealth · 173 towns #141#98 Most conserved landOutdoors · 148 towns #148#114

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

Westminster$1,280/mo
Typical home $225K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.53% · or rent about $715/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
WestminsterHonea Path
Snow a year2″1″
January low29°F—
July high89°F—
Growing season (days)203d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th29th
Outdoors & history
WestminsterHonea Path
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.7%
National Register places21
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here—3
Community
WestminsterHonea Path
Library hours a week38 hrs44 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WestminsterSCHonea PathSC
Westminster ↔ Honea Path42 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.

WestminsterHonea Path
People
Population 2,521Lowest 3,739Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Lowest SC: +10.7% +2.5%Highest SC: +10.7%
Median age 40±17.4Lowest about the SC average 42.2±8.5Highest 5% above SC
Honea Path and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22%±4.4Lowest SC: 21.4% 26%±7.7Highest SC: 21.4%
Honea Path and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.4%±8.5Highest SC: 18.9% 14.8%±4.4Lowest SC: 18.9%
Westminster 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+ 18.7%Highest SC: 32.1% 12%Lowest SC: 32.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.4Highest SC: 5.7% 0.6%±0.8Lowest SC: 5.7%
Westminster 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 $40,946±$20kHighest 41% below SC $32,900±$23kLowest 53% below SC
Westminster and Honea Path are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $178,100±$24kHighest 31% below SC $155,400±$35kLowest 40% below SC
Westminster and Honea Path are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $715±$267Lowest 39% below SC $772±$148Highest 35% below SC
Honea Path and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $942Highest 25% below SC $912Lowest 27% below SC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.2%±18.8Highest SC: 52.1% 52.2%±22.6Lowest SC: 52.1%
Westminster and Honea Path are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.3%Lowest SC: 14.1% 33.6%Highest SC: 14.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest SC: 71.9% 65.3%Lowest SC: 71.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 23 yrs older than SC 1965Lowest 27 yrs older than SC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 14% below SC 31 minHighest 21% above SC
Work from home 0.8%±1.2Lowest SC: 11.5% 12.7%±8.9Highest SC: 11.5%
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 0.43Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Walhalla (5%)Anderson (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Honea PathFew work in Westminster
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Lowest 78.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #98 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.

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