Fort Mill, SC vs Lake Wylie, SC

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

MetricFort Mill, SCLake Wylie, SC
Population30,77516,006
Median Household Income$121,823$112,097
Median Rent$1,503/mo$1,710/mo
Median Home Value$487,500$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.7%72.7%
Poverty Rate4.8%9.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9%4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k30214*
Property Crime Rate /100k522958*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr276276
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.3 min32 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.4—
College Degree Rate57.6%47.5%
Foreign-Born %8.3%8.1%
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 Lake Wylie (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.