A town of 4,157, settled in 1849. Nearly 1.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Walhalla does most differently from other towns.
c. 191519026 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
Where Walhalla’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Walhalla. Another town gets a different order.
1.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sertoma Field | 0.9 mi | 17 |
| 2. Disc Golf Course | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. City Park | — | 6 |
Most working residents leave Walhalla for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (6%), Seneca (5%) and Clemson (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
The typical Walhalla home is worth about $231,000, up 4.8% in a year, 25% below the South Carolina typical home.
Walhalla beats the South Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Walhalla | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 20.6% | 11.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.6% | 17.4% |
The public schools Walhalla’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Brown Elementary | PK–5 | 558 | C− |
| Walhalla Middle | 6–8 | 857 | B |
Walhalla has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Walhalla reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
1908
Walhalla - Main Street
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Walhalla’s archive appears here every day.
See all 6 archive items →6 places in Walhalla on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Walhalla.
City in South Carolina, United States
Walhalla is a city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. Designated in 1868 as the county seat, it lies within the area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, an area of transition between mountains and piedmont, and contains numerous waterfalls. It is located 16 miles (26 km) from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. This European-American city was founded in 1850, long after the Indian Removal of the Cherokee in 1838. Early residents were predominantly German immigrants who had been refugees from the German revolutions of 1848-1849. Some English and Scotch-Irish farmers also settled here. During the Reconstruction era, when Oconee C…
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