Deerfield Beach, FL 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.

Deerfield Beach

71.5

#973 nationally

Fort Mill

72.6

#858 nationally

Fort Mill leads in crime level (1.3 vs 8.1). Fort Mill leads in median household income ($128,125 vs $53,741). Deerfield Beach leads in cost of living index (107 vs 115).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Deerfield Beach, FL	Fort Mill, SC
WhereAtHome Score	71.5 (#973)	72.6 (#858)
Population	87,325	33,626
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$274,857	$529,805
Median Household Income	$53,741	$128,125
Average Commute	29 min	27 min
Walk Score	39	N/A
Crime Level	8.1	1.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	115
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+17.0	R+19.1

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