MetricConway, SCSocastee, SC
Population27,26323,796
Median Household Income$56,650$62,257
Median Rent$866/mo$1,246/mo
Median Home Value$260,900$234,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.2%40.1%
Poverty Rate21%12.6%
Unemployment Rate7.1%5.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k324254*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,7411,219*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr268268
Summer Highs89°F86°F
Winter Lows37°F35°F
Snowfall——
Avg Commute24 min20.6 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.315.6
College Degree Rate19.6%21.8%
Foreign-Born %4.3%9.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+22.2%-1.3%

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