Port Royal, SC vs Bluffton, SC

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

MetricPort Royal, SCBluffton, SC
Population15,57933,157
Median Household Income$74,870$111,281
Median Rent$1,726/mo$2,256/mo
Median Home Value$347,200$492,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.8%47.5%
Poverty Rate8.4%4.3%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k14162
Property Crime Rate /100k1,333708
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs90°F91°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute14.4 min28.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.512.6
College Degree Rate38.4%51.9%
Foreign-Born %5.2%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+15.0%+33.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.