Tega Cay, SC vs Lake Wylie, SC

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

MetricTega Cay, SCLake Wylie, SC
Population13,61516,006
Median Household Income$142,000$112,097
Median Rent—$1,710/mo
Median Home Value$529,200$485,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income25.2%72.7%
Poverty Rate1.5%9.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k75214*
Property Crime Rate /100k613958*
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr276276
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min32 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14—
College Degree Rate67.1%47.5%
Foreign-Born %16.8%8.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.1%—

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.