Portland, TN vs Hartsville, TN

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

MetricPortland, TNHartsville, TN
Population13,44911,957
Median Household Income$72,647$72,747
Median Rent$1,141/mo$853/mo
Median Home Value$282,200$337,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.1%32.5%
Poverty Rate11.2%11.9%
Unemployment Rate3% (county)3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k153163*
Property Crime Rate /100k487780*
Median AQI44—
Good AQI Days /yr248—
Summer Highs87°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F30°F
Snowfall2 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute28.9 min33.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.615.4
College Degree Rate15.1%14.3%
Foreign-Born %1.5%2.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%+8.8%

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