Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Reidville’s subject grades are an A− for health, incomes, and schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 17 of South Carolina’s 261 towns score higher on incomes. 11% of the land in Reidville is conserved, against 1.8% in South Carolina’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 7 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score higher on the outdoors. Reidville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Reidville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Reidville beats most towns.
Where Reidville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Reidville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 266 in 1880, a low of 156 in 1890, 1,634 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1938 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Reidville. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
29 mi LandmarkPeachoid
40 mi State parkChimney Rock State Park
25 mi National BattlefieldCowpens National Battlefield175K visitors a year
36 mi Park & preserveDuPont State Forest
33 mi National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site95K visitors a yearBon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Reidville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Reidville.
Reidville beats the South Carolina average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 9.2% of Reidville adults have diabetes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 12%. 19% of Reidville adults binge drink.
| Reidville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 40% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Reidville | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4% | 6.8% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 7.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.8% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Spartanburg 05 school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reidville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 712 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Reidville for work: only 1% work in town. Reidville’s median household income is $121,000. Since 2013, Reidville has added 64 jobs, to 185 in 2023.
| Reidville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.1% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 9% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). Reidville has grown 17% since 2020, to 1,905 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Reidville is 34.9 years.
| Reidville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 8.9% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 23% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Reidville | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.1% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Reidville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Tyger River Park, at 133 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tyger River Park | — | 133 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
93% of households own their home in Reidville. The typical Reidville home is worth about $317,000, up 1.4% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home.
| Reidville | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $891 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Reidville
About 5 of every 100 Reidville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
Town in South Carolina, United States
Reidville is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Reidville had a population of 1,634.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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