Boiling Springs, SC vs Spartanburg, SC

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

MetricBoiling Springs, SCSpartanburg, SC
Population12,93638,910
Median Household Income$72,068$51,964
Median Rent$1,266/mo$1,099/mo
Median Home Value$244,400$203,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9191
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.7%49.9%
Poverty Rate9.9%23.8%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)5.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k428*1,478
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*5,280
Median AQI4848
Good AQI Days /yr201201
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min20.2 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher16.712.6
College Degree Rate26.5%32.6%
Foreign-Born %12.3%6.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+3.2%

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.