Powdersville, SC vs Mauldin, SC

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

MetricPowdersville, SCMauldin, SC
Population10,77127,055
Median Household Income$84,910$82,331
Median Rent$1,232/mo$1,490/mo
Median Home Value$334,900$258,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.8%40.6%
Poverty Rate9.3%8.4%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k330*164
Property Crime Rate /100k1,595*1,140
Median AQI4047
Good AQI Days /yr—203
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows32°F32°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute36.1 min21.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.317.5
College Degree Rate36.5%38.7%
Foreign-Born %4.4%6.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+27.0%

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.