Hartsville, TN vs Portland, TN

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

MetricHartsville, TNPortland, TN
Population11,95713,449
Median Household Income$72,747$72,647
Median Rent$853/mo$1,141/mo
Median Home Value$337,600$282,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.5%53.1%
Poverty Rate11.9%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k163*153
Property Crime Rate /100k780*487
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—248
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows30°F29°F
Snowfall5 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute33.9 min28.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.414.6
College Degree Rate14.3%15.1%
Foreign-Born %2.2%1.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.8%+4.1%

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