Oak Grove, SC vs Orangeburg, SC

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

MetricOak Grove, SCOrangeburg, SC
Population12,25613,253
Median Household Income$74,554$38,635
Median Rent$1,045/mo$848/mo
Median Home Value$210,300$163,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)94—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.5%54.4%
Poverty Rate12.6%32.6%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)6.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k225*1,132
Property Crime Rate /100k1,365*4,251
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows36°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.7 min24.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.615.7
College Degree Rate32.6%26.3%
Foreign-Born %7.2%1.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.0%+1.2%

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.