Garden City, SC vs Conway, SC

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

MetricGarden City, SCConway, SC
Population11,59127,263
Median Household Income$47,249$56,650
Median Rent$1,472/mo$866/mo
Median Home Value$217,400$260,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income30.8%49.2%
Poverty Rate17.7%21%
Unemployment Rate5.2% (county)7.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k254*324
Property Crime Rate /100k1,219*1,741
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr268268
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows38°F37°F
Snowfall——
Avg Commute22 min24 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1315.3
College Degree Rate22.2%19.6%
Foreign-Born %2.3%4.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.4%+22.2%

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