MetricCayce, SCOak Grove, SC
Population13,74112,256
Median Household Income$62,045$74,554
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,045/mo
Median Home Value$166,800$210,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45.3%41.5%
Poverty Rate13.7%12.6%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k558225*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,5851,365*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs94°F91°F
Winter Lows38°F36°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute19.6 min21.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.512.6
College Degree Rate31.1%32.6%
Foreign-Born %5.9%7.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.8%+11.0%

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