Boiling Springs, SC vs Rock Hill, SC

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

MetricBoiling Springs, SCRock Hill, SC
Population12,93675,259
Median Household Income$72,068$68,771
Median Rent$1,266/mo$1,341/mo
Median Home Value$244,400$295,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9197
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.7%51.2%
Poverty Rate9.9%12.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)5.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k428*394
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*2,190
Median AQI4843
Good AQI Days /yr201276
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows29°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min25 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.714.7
College Degree Rate26.5%35.1%
Foreign-Born %12.3%5.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+2.1%

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.