Simpsonville, SC vs Five Forks, SC

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

MetricSimpsonville, SCFive Forks, SC
Population26,14418,656
Median Household Income$82,457$141,786
Median Rent$1,415/mo$2,178/mo
Median Home Value$299,300$452,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.9%50.7%
Poverty Rate6.1%2.5%
Unemployment Rate4%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k225323*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,0931,223*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows32°F34°F
Snowfall0 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute22.4 min25.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.716.3
College Degree Rate37.9%65.6%
Foreign-Born %8.8%9.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+21.5%+7.0%

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