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Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN vs Sangaree, SC

Hartsville/Trousdale County

Tennessee

vs

Sangaree

South Carolina

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Hartsville/Trousdale County leads on 17 and Sangaree on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 66% higher in Sangaree, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$853$1,419
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 40% lower
Median household income
$72,747$77,673
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 6% lower
Median home value
$337,600$251,800
Hartsville/Trousdale County is 34% 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 $62,500 in Sangaree. Money goes further in Hartsville/Trousdale County, by about $3,600 a year.
  • A household earning Hartsville/Trousdale County's median of $72,747 would need about $81,000 in Sangaree 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 pay outran rent by 2.4 points a year in Sangaree.

How these are calculated

TennesseeSouth CarolinaSangaree, SCHartsville/Trousdale County, TNHartsville/Trousdale CountySangareeHartsville/Trousdale CountySangaree

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Your weights

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

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNComposite 41.3 / 100
27
62598n/a92279
02Sangaree, SCComposite 41.2 / 100
27
536614n/a2322n/a

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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 CountySangareeAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$853$1,419
Rent to income114.1%21.9%
Property tax rate10.3%0.5%
Home price to income14.6x3.2x
Prices vs US average296.3101.0
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,798$1,884
HUD area median income4n/a$117,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,166$1,171
Median home value1$337,600$251,800
Home prices, 1-year change51.9%2.0%
Home prices, 5-year change558.3%56.5%
Homeownership174.5%85.1%
Renters paying 30%+143.9%47.6%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,463$1,349
Vacant homes16.9%6.5%
Median year built119891986
Jobs and income
Median household income1$72,747$77,673
Income per person1$29,345$34,734
Unemployment13.6%3.2%
Average annual pay6$57,054$70,179
Pay growth, 1 year67.8%2.9%
Jobs62,67270,252
Poverty rate111.9%15.4%
Mean commute134 min30 min
Works from home15.7%7.4%
Commutes by transit10.7%0.0%
People
Population111,9578,681
Population change since 202078.8%n/a
Median age135.036.1
Bachelor's or higher114.3%17.3%
High school or higher186.0%92.0%
Household size12.52.7
Born abroad12.3%5.9%
No health insurance15.5%15.5%
Homes with broadband189.7%94.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year110.5%3.0%
Moved from another state13.6%1.6%
Net movers per 1,000 people816.027.5
Income of households moving in8$56,196$72,609
Income of households moving out8$46,070$67,518
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k98.413.3
Shops per 10k922.621.4
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k98.52.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k96.711.1
Child care centers per 10k91.71.6
Parks per 10k105.00.0
Playgrounds per 10k101.713.8
Grocery stores per 10k101.71.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.04.6
Libraries per 10k101.72.3
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1138.621.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1124
National Register listings12727
Founded or incorporated131870n/a
Schools
Public schools14348
Public school students141,41140,846
Students per teacher14n/a16.1
Climate
July average high1589°F92°F
January average low1528°F37°F
Average temperature1559°F65°F
Annual precipitation1553.5 in50.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk166.194.8
Hurricane risk167.398.3
Tornado risk1632.278.1
Wildfire risk163.189.8
Heat wave risk1619.670.4
Median air quality index175035
Good air days1751.2%93.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Hartsville/Trousdale County $34,120, Sangaree $56,760 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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