Saluda
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About Saluda
City in North Carolina, United StatesSaluda is a city in Polk and Henderson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 631 at the 2020 census. Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, which was the steepest main line standard-gauge railway line in the United States until Norfolk Southern ceased operations on the line in 2001. Saluda is close to the South Carolina state line, between Asheville, North Carolina, and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Housing in Saluda
The typical Saluda home is worth about $367,000, down 0.9% in a year, 10% above the North Carolina typical home.
Safety in Saluda
Not graded
Saluda has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Work & commute in Saluda
Full picture →Most working residents leave Saluda for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Hendersonville (13%), Asheville (8%) and Charlotte (8%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Health in Saluda
Compared with North Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Saluda
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Saluda
Full climate →Saluda has mild winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Saluda
All Saluda schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Saluda’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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