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    Moving to Rock Hill, SC

    Is Rock Hill a good place to live?

    Watch Rock Hill

    Rock Hill ranks #17 of 22 South Carolina cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (36/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.8% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $267,400
    +15.0% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,279
    per month
    Household income
    $64,770
    median
    Unemployment
    5.9%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Rock Hill

    The median home value in Rock Hill is $267,400 and median rent is $1,279 a month, against a median household income of $64,770. Homes cost about 4.1× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Rock Hill crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across South Carolina the 2025 rate was 389 violent and 1,715 property crimes per 100,000 people — #17 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Rock Hill, SC

    Rock Hill has about 74,769 residents, 5.9% unemployment and 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Rock Hill with

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    More: Where to move in South Carolina · Best counties in South Carolina

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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