Dentsville, SC vs Sumter, SC

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

MetricDentsville, SCSumter, SC
Population15,20943,053
Median Household Income$45,473$55,592
Median Rent$1,250/mo$1,076/mo
Median Home Value$163,700$199,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9488
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.8%50.4%
Poverty Rate15.7%16.7%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)5.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k456*710
Property Crime Rate /100k1,797*2,736
Median AQI47—
Good AQI Days /yr212—
Summer Highs94°F89°F
Winter Lows38°F34°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23.3 min19.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.715.6
College Degree Rate19.8%28.7%
Foreign-Born %6.4%4.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.6%-0.9%

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