Rock Hill, SC vs Lake Wylie, SC

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

MetricRock Hill, SCLake Wylie, SC
Population75,25916,006
Median Household Income$68,771$112,097
Median Rent$1,341/mo$1,710/mo
Median Home Value$295,100$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.2%72.7%
Poverty Rate12.6%9.1%
Unemployment Rate5.2%4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k394214*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,190958*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr276276
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F33°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min32 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.7—
College Degree Rate35.1%47.5%
Foreign-Born %5.5%8.1%
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 Lake Wylie (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.