Powdersville, SC vs Berea, SC

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

MetricPowdersville, SCBerea, SC
Population10,77116,862
Median Household Income$84,910$49,829
Median Rent$1,232/mo$1,076/mo
Median Home Value$334,900$204,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.8%60.6%
Poverty Rate9.3%22.9%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k330*323*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,595*1,223*
Median AQI4047
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs85°F89°F
Winter Lows32°F37°F
Snowfall1 in/yr2 in/yr
Avg Commute36.1 min24.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.315
College Degree Rate36.5%21.3%
Foreign-Born %4.4%18.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+13.6%

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