MetricEasley, SCGantt, SC
Population24,84115,401
Median Household Income$66,299$47,316
Median Rent$947/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$263,500$184,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.8%54.7%
Poverty Rate13.9%25.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k185323*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,3521,223*
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs88°F85°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute27 min23 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.315.3
College Degree Rate31.9%21%
Foreign-Born %5.1%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+19.0%-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.