Five Forks, SC vs Simpsonville, SC

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

MetricFive Forks, SCSimpsonville, SC
Population18,65626,144
Median Household Income$141,786$82,457
Median Rent$2,178/mo$1,415/mo
Median Home Value$452,200$299,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%43.9%
Poverty Rate2.5%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k323*225
Property Crime Rate /100k1,223*2,093
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows34°F32°F
Snowfall4 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.2 min22.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.317.7
College Degree Rate65.6%37.9%
Foreign-Born %9.4%8.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+7.0%+21.5%

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