MetricClemson, SCGantt, SC
Population18,07215,401
Median Household Income$49,520$47,316
Median Rent$1,007/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$398,400$184,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%54.7%
Poverty Rate36%25.2%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k127323*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3751,223*
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs89°F85°F
Winter Lows34°F32°F
Snowfall2 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min23 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1515.3
College Degree Rate59.4%21%
Foreign-Born %6.9%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.1%-0.5%

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