MetricIrmo, SCSeven Oaks, SC
Population11,81315,921
Median Household Income$80,489$62,955
Median Rent$1,477/mo$1,246/mo
Median Home Value$203,400$208,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income38.8%55.3%
Poverty Rate9.2%12.2%
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 min20.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher9.519.7
College Degree Rate39.2%41.3%
Foreign-Born %5.7%11.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.4%+3.3%

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