Rock Hill, SC vs Boiling Springs, SC

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

MetricRock Hill, SCBoiling Springs, SC
Population75,25912,936
Median Household Income$68,771$72,068
Median Rent$1,341/mo$1,266/mo
Median Home Value$295,100$244,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9791
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.2%32.7%
Poverty Rate12.6%9.9%
Unemployment Rate5.2%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k394428*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,1901,054*
Median AQI4348
Good AQI Days /yr276201
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows34°F29°F
Snowfall0 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min25 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.716.7
College Degree Rate35.1%26.5%
Foreign-Born %5.5%12.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.1%—

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