Greenwood, SC vs Five Forks, SC

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

MetricGreenwood, SCFive Forks, SC
Population22,53618,656
Median Household Income$41,150$141,786
Median Rent$839/mo$2,178/mo
Median Home Value$136,300$452,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%50.7%
Poverty Rate21.6%2.5%
Unemployment Rate5.4% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k630323*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,3931,223*
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows33°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute17.9 min25.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.916.3
College Degree Rate17.6%65.6%
Foreign-Born %4.2%9.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.1%+7.0%

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