Living in Valley Falls

In Valley Falls (South Carolina), unemployment is 5.5% (2024).

The population of Valley Falls totalled 8,012 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.5% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 1,373 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population8,012people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,427EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent943.3EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.5%country median 4.6% — 20% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean8.37µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 65% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Valley Falls?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Valley Falls.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	957 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	943.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Valley Falls a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 39–59%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 29–51%

Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–66%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

17.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,373 of 8,012 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Valley Falls is 5.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Valley Falls 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,427 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.5 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Valley Falls?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €957
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Valley Falls Salary needed to live in Valley Falls

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Valley Falls. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Valley Falls. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	197.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Valley Falls when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Valley Falls's nearest airport was GSP, 26 km away and offered 20 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	20 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GSP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Valley Falls. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Valley Falls.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 8.4 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were 4.1°C in January and 25.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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30°17°

32°19°

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28°15°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

108

116

113

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118

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Valley Falls is 8.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Valley Falls 8.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.37 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.78 · Feb 12.94 · Mar 16.83 · Apr 22 · May 25.94 · Jun 29.83 · Jul 31.78 · Aug 30.78 · Sep 27.72 · Oct 22.39 · Nov 16.72 · Dec 12.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.61 · Feb -1.33 · Mar 1.94 · Apr 6.72 · May 12.44 · Jun 17.11 · Jul 19.44 · Aug 18.72 · Sep 15.06 · Oct 7.78 · Nov 1.72 · Dec -1.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.06 · Feb 5.83 · Mar 9.39 · Apr 14.39 · May 19.22 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 25.61 · Aug 24.72 · Sep 21.39 · Oct 15.11 · Nov 9.22 · Dec 5.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 108.2 · Feb 97.54 · Mar 116.3 · Apr 112.8 · May 99.82 · Jun 118.1 · Jul 120.4 · Aug 117.9 · Sep 109.2 · Oct 97.03 · Nov 100.8 · Dec 115.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	26.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	8.37 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.8 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±4.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±5.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±5.1 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±5.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The total area of Valley Falls was 13.4 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Valley Falls stood at 613.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.9%
Foreign residents17.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.43 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	16.66 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,373 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	613.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	8,012 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Valley Falls

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Boiling Springs as a Valley Falls alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €3,543 Boiling Springs vs €2,427 Valley Falls+46%
Unemployment: 3.5% Boiling Springs vs 5.5% Valley Falls−36%
Foreign residents: 12.3% Boiling Springs vs 16.7% Valley Falls−26%

Full comparison More about Boiling Springs

North Bethesda as a Valley Falls alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 621 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,427 Valley Falls+152%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 8,012 Valley Falls+525%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 16.7% Valley Falls+105%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.5% Valley Falls−34%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 8.4 µg/m³ Valley Falls−30%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Valley Falls

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Boiling Springs 4.5 km away

Rent: 1,170 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,543 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Valley Falls, nearest in population first.

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Woodland Park8,014 residents Wedgefield8,017 residents Boyes Hot Springs8,006 residents Potsdam8,019 residents Bernardsville8,020 residents Lihue8,004 residents

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Is Valley Falls part of Spartanburg?

Valley Falls is in the published commuting zone of Spartanburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Spartanburg city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁹

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Valley Falls?

The unemployment rate is 5.5 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Valley Falls?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.37 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Valley Falls?

The published population is 8,012 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Valley Falls?

1,373 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Valley Falls a good place to live?

Valley Falls may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Valley Falls part of Spartanburg?

Valley Falls is in the published commuting zone of Spartanburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Valley Falls?

Spartanburg, Boiling Springs, Lyman, Greer are near Valley Falls. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Valley Falls (South Carolina), United States: population [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b8f1d2aae64eb4d6ed5a21f5523fef01]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/valley-falls/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Valley Falls (South Carolina), United States: population},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b8f1d2aae64eb4d6ed5a21f5523fef01},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/valley-falls/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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