MetricAnderson, SCParker, SC
Population30,05112,898
Median Household Income$46,933$40,043
Median Rent$975/mo$1,099/mo
Median Home Value$218,200$150,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.5%61.2%
Poverty Rate21%29.6%
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/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min24.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.111.8
College Degree Rate28.3%15.9%
Foreign-Born %6%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.3%+2.8%

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 Parker (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.