North Augusta, SC vs Augusta, GA

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

MetricNorth Augusta, SCAugusta, GA
Population25,653201,528
Median Household Income$86,092$55,485
Median Rent$1,169/mo$1,142/mo
Median Home Value$233,600$178,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.7%52.1%
Poverty Rate6.6%20.1%
Unemployment Rate3.6%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k149547*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5433,652*
Median AQI3952
Good AQI Days /yr—171
Summer Highs92°F93°F
Winter Lows42°F37°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22.5 min21.1 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher16.712.4
College Degree Rate36.7%24.7%
Foreign-Born %3.6%3.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.5%0.0%

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