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Burnettown, SC vs Seminole, TX

Burnettown

South Carolina

vs

Seminole

Texas

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Burnettown leads on 10 and Seminole on 22. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 9% higher in Burnettown, while median household income is higher in Seminole.

Median gross rent
$932$858
Burnettown is 9% higher
Median household income
$50,347$60,390
Burnettown is 17% lower
Median home value
$189,800$177,000
Burnettown is 7% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.1 points a year in Burnettown, and rent outran pay by 1.4 points a year in Seminole.

How these are calculated

TexasSouth CarolinaSeminole, TXBurnettown, SCBurnettownSeminoleBurnettownSeminole

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Top 1 of 1 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Seminole, TXComposite 58.7 / 100
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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureBurnettownSeminoleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$932$858
Rent to income122.2%17.0%
Property tax rate10.4%1.7%
Home price to income13.8x2.9x
Prices vs US average291.9n/a
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,329$1,014
HUD area median income4$90,400n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$788$3,000
Median home value1$189,800$177,000
Home prices, 1-year change57.5%2.8%
Home prices, 5-year change561.3%37.1%
Homeownership180.8%74.2%
Renters paying 30%+142.9%30.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,559$1,416
Vacant homes115.6%9.7%
Median year built119831979
Jobs and income
Median household income1$50,347$60,390
Income per person1$23,557$29,315
Unemployment16.1%2.4%
Average annual pay6$65,945$65,778
Pay growth, 1 year64.1%6.8%
Jobs666,8007,244
Poverty rate119.6%6.5%
Mean commute122 min24 min
Works from home110.6%3.0%
Commutes by transit10.3%0.0%
People
Population13,1357,184
Population change since 202076.7%9.9%
Median age136.035.9
Bachelor's or higher119.4%18.4%
High school or higher187.1%64.8%
Household size12.92.7
Born abroad13.3%28.1%
No health insurance110.3%26.1%
Homes with broadband190.8%86.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.6%6.2%
Moved from another state14.2%n/a
Net movers per 1,000 people811.8-1.2
Income of households moving in8$69,156$54,551
Income of households moving out8$63,756$61,502
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k916.116.6
Shops per 10k930.629.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k93.91.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k914.56.7
Child care centers per 10k92.8n/a
Parks per 10k1015.933.4
Playgrounds per 10k1025.558.5
Grocery stores per 10k100.05.6
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k106.483.5
Libraries per 10k100.02.8
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site11n/a111.2
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11n/a0
National Register listings1246n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k1331228
Property crime per 100k13673629
Schools
Public schools14426
Public school students1424,2803,089
Students per teacher1415.013.4
Climate
July average high1592°F94°F
January average low1535°F28°F
Average temperature1564°F62°F
Annual precipitation1547.5 in15.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1684.257.6
Hurricane risk1690.139.4
Tornado risk1687.443.5
Wildfire risk1682.293.4
Heat wave risk1686.947.0
Median air quality index1739n/a
Good air days1790.6%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Burnettown $37,280, Seminole $34,320 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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