MetricIrmo, SCOak Grove, SC
Population11,81312,256
Median Household Income$80,489$74,554
Median Rent$1,477/mo$1,045/mo
Median Home Value$203,400$210,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.8%41.5%
Poverty Rate9.2%12.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k245225*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4871,365*
Median AQI47—
Good AQI Days /yr212—
Summer Highs89°F91°F
Winter Lows30°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min21.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher9.512.6
College Degree Rate39.2%32.6%
Foreign-Born %5.7%7.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.4%+11.0%

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