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Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN vs Red Bank, SC

Hartsville/Trousdale County

Tennessee

vs

Red Bank

South Carolina

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Hartsville/Trousdale County leads on 14 and Red Bank on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 36% higher in Red Bank, while median household income is higher in Hartsville/Trousdale County.

Median gross rent
$853$1,160
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 26% lower
Median household income
$72,747$68,004
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 7% higher
Median home value
$337,600$189,000
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 79% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $66,000 a year left in Hartsville/Trousdale County and $56,000 in Red Bank. Money goes further in Hartsville/Trousdale County, by about $10,000 a year.
  • A household earning Hartsville/Trousdale County's median of $72,747 would need about $77,500 in Red Bank to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.6 points a year in Hartsville/Trousdale County, and rent outran pay by 4.5 points a year in Red Bank.

How these are calculated

TennesseeSouth CarolinaRed Bank, SCHartsville/Trousdale County, TNHartsville/Trousdale CountyRed BankHartsville/Trousdale CountyRed Bank

Which fits you?

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Red Bank, SCComposite 42.4 / 100
30
663519n/a4932n/a
02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNComposite 41.3 / 100
27
62598n/a92279

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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.

MeasureHartsville/Trousdale CountyRed BankAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$853$1,160
Rent to income114.1%20.5%
Property tax rate10.3%0.5%
Home price to income14.6x2.8x
Prices vs US average296.393.7
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,798$1,226
HUD area median income4n/a$92,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,166$930
Median home value1$337,600$189,000
Home prices, 1-year change51.9%3.7%
Home prices, 5-year change558.3%59.8%
Homeownership174.5%77.2%
Renters paying 30%+143.9%55.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,463$1,138
Vacant homes16.9%8.2%
Median year built119891990
Jobs and income
Median household income1$72,747$68,004
Income per person1$29,345$29,773
Unemployment13.6%5.7%
Average annual pay6$57,054$58,208
Pay growth, 1 year67.8%3.9%
Jobs62,672134,271
Poverty rate111.9%11.5%
Mean commute134 min25 min
Works from home15.7%8.4%
Commutes by transit10.7%0.0%
People
Population111,95711,314
Population change since 202078.8%n/a
Median age135.036.9
Bachelor's or higher114.3%19.3%
High school or higher186.0%90.6%
Household size12.52.6
Born abroad12.3%3.8%
No health insurance15.5%11.3%
Homes with broadband189.7%91.5%
Moving
Moved here in the past year110.5%3.9%
Moved from another state13.6%2.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people816.011.9
Income of households moving in8$56,196$65,108
Income of households moving out8$46,070$62,889
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k98.420.0
Shops per 10k922.639.5
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k98.53.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k96.717.8
Child care centers per 10k91.71.9
Parks per 10k105.05.3
Playgrounds per 10k101.730.1
Grocery stores per 10k101.76.2
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.019.4
Libraries per 10k101.70.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1138.627.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1122
National Register listings12763
Founded or incorporated131870n/a
Schools
Public schools14376
Public school students141,41164,555
Students per teacher14n/a14.1
Climate
July average high1589°F92°F
January average low1528°F34°F
Average temperature1559°F64°F
Annual precipitation1553.5 in46.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk166.190.9
Hurricane risk167.392.1
Tornado risk1632.297.7
Wildfire risk163.175.3
Heat wave risk1619.692.3
Median air quality index175047
Good air days1751.2%58.1%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Hartsville/Trousdale County $34,120, Red Bank $46,400 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  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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