MetricSeven Oaks, SCIrmo, SC
Population15,92111,813
Median Household Income$62,955$80,489
Median Rent$1,246/mo$1,477/mo
Median Home Value$208,400$203,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.3%38.8%
Poverty Rate12.2%9.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k225*245
Property Crime Rate /100k1,365*1,487
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—212
Summer Highs91°F89°F
Winter Lows36°F30°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute20.3 min23.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.79.5
College Degree Rate41.3%39.2%
Foreign-Born %11.4%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.3%+6.4%

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