Boiling Springs, SC vs Fort Mill, SC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBoiling Springs, SCFort Mill, SC
Population12,93630,775
Median Household Income$72,068$121,823
Median Rent$1,266/mo$1,503/mo
Median Home Value$244,400$487,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9197
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.7%53.7%
Poverty Rate9.9%4.8%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k428*30
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*522
Median AQI4843
Good AQI Days /yr201276
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows29°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min26.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.713.4
College Degree Rate26.5%57.6%
Foreign-Born %12.3%8.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+57.7%

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