Boiling Springs, SC vs Greer, SC

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

MetricBoiling Springs, SCGreer, SC
Population12,93641,536
Median Household Income$72,068$82,626
Median Rent$1,266/mo$1,198/mo
Median Home Value$244,400$288,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9193
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.7%39.3%
Poverty Rate9.9%10.1%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k428*257
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*1,112
Median AQI4847
Good AQI Days /yr201203
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows29°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min24.3 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.716.6
College Degree Rate26.5%41.4%
Foreign-Born %12.3%12.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+41.0%

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.