Fort Mill, SC vs Boiling Springs, SC

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

MetricFort Mill, SCBoiling Springs, SC
Population30,77512,936
Median Household Income$121,823$72,068
Median Rent$1,503/mo$1,266/mo
Median Home Value$487,500$244,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9791
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%32.7%
Poverty Rate4.8%9.9%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k30428*
Property Crime Rate /100k5221,054*
Median AQI4348
Good AQI Days /yr276201
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows33°F29°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute26.3 min25 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.416.7
College Degree Rate57.6%26.5%
Foreign-Born %8.3%12.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+57.7%—

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