MetricGantt, SCMauldin, SC
Population15,40127,055
Median Household Income$47,316$82,331
Median Rent$1,062/mo$1,490/mo
Median Home Value$184,400$258,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.7%40.6%
Poverty Rate25.2%8.4%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k323*164
Property Crime Rate /100k1,223*1,140
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min21.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.317.5
College Degree Rate21%38.7%
Foreign-Born %14%6.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+27.0%

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.