MetricAnderson, SCGantt, SC
Population30,05115,401
Median Household Income$46,933$47,316
Median Rent$975/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$218,200$184,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.5%54.7%
Poverty Rate21%25.2%
Unemployment Rate4.3%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k581323*
Property Crime Rate /100k4,1381,223*
Median AQI4047
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs89°F85°F
Winter Lows34°F32°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min23 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.115.3
College Degree Rate28.3%21%
Foreign-Born %6%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.3%-0.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Gantt (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.