MetricSocastee, SCConway, SC
Population23,79627,263
Median Household Income$62,257$56,650
Median Rent$1,246/mo$866/mo
Median Home Value$234,200$260,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.1%49.2%
Poverty Rate12.6%21%
Unemployment Rate5.2% (county)7.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k254*324
Property Crime Rate /100k1,219*1,741
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr268268
Summer Highs86°F89°F
Winter Lows35°F37°F
Snowfall——
Avg Commute20.6 min24 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.615.3
College Degree Rate21.8%19.6%
Foreign-Born %9.7%4.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%+22.2%

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