Hendersonville, NC vs Wade Hampton, SC

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

MetricHendersonville, NCWade Hampton, SC
Population15,40820,898
Median Household Income$53,449$77,449
Median Rent$1,332/mo$1,115/mo
Median Home Value$317,000$339,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9793
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.2%45.7%
Poverty Rate14.6%7.2%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k323323*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,8541,223*
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs83°F89°F
Winter Lows28°F37°F
Snowfall7 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute19.2 min20 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.316.5
College Degree Rate38.1%46%
Foreign-Born %7.4%9.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%-1.0%

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