Cathedral City, CA vs Fort Mill, SC

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Cathedral City

67.7

#1390 nationally

Fort Mill

72.6

#858 nationally

Fort Mill leads in crime level (1.3 vs 7.8). Fort Mill leads in median household income ($128,125 vs $63,209). Cathedral City leads in average commute (20.3 min vs 27 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Cathedral City, CA	Fort Mill, SC
WhereAtHome Score	67.7 (#1390)	72.6 (#858)
Population	52,356	33,626
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$480,045	$529,805
Median Household Income	$63,209	$128,125
Average Commute	20.3 min	27 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	7.8	1.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	128	115
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	R+19.1

Data coverage note: Fort Mill is missing data for 1 metric that Cathedral City has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.