Summerville, SC vs North Charleston, SC

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

MetricSummerville, SCNorth Charleston, SC
Population51,654119,913
Median Household Income$81,046$62,956
Median Rent$1,526/mo$1,430/mo
Median Home Value$328,100$302,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)101101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.1%53.1%
Poverty Rate10.1%14.4%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k307668
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9193,455
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—222
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows36°F41°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute31.2 min24.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.113.4
College Degree Rate33.5%28.6%
Foreign-Born %5.9%11%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.6%+12.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.