Pineville, NC vs Lake Wylie, SC

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

MetricPineville, NCLake Wylie, SC
Population11,05516,006
Median Household Income$69,354$112,097
Median Rent$1,552/mo$1,710/mo
Median Home Value$395,100$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.8%72.7%
Poverty Rate13.8%9.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k703214*
Property Crime Rate /100k7,467958*
Median AQI5143
Good AQI Days /yr176276
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F33°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23.5 min32 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.9—
College Degree Rate44.9%47.5%
Foreign-Born %18.9%8.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.7%—

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