Powdersville, SC vs Greenville, SC

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

MetricPowdersville, SCGreenville, SC
Population10,77172,935
Median Household Income$84,910$71,472
Median Rent$1,232/mo$1,312/mo
Median Home Value$334,900$487,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.8%47.7%
Poverty Rate9.3%14%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k330*466
Property Crime Rate /100k1,595*2,866
Median AQI4047
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute36.1 min19 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—4.3 / 5
Students per Teacher16.315.8
College Degree Rate36.5%55.5%
Foreign-Born %4.4%7.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+5.9%

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