MetricOak Grove, SCCayce, SC
Population12,25613,741
Median Household Income$74,554$62,045
Median Rent$1,045/mo$1,360/mo
Median Home Value$210,300$166,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.5%45.3%
Poverty Rate12.6%13.7%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k225*558
Property Crime Rate /100k1,365*2,585
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs91°F94°F
Winter Lows36°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.7 min19.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.614.5
College Degree Rate32.6%31.1%
Foreign-Born %7.2%5.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.0%-0.8%

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.