Fort Mill, SC vs West Melbourne, FL

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.

Fort Mill

72.6

#858 nationally

West Melbourne

72.6

#867 nationally

Fort Mill leads in crime level (1.3 vs 4.2). Fort Mill leads in median household income ($128,125 vs $86,398). West Melbourne leads in average commute (23.5 min vs 27 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fort Mill, SC	West Melbourne, FL
WhereAtHome Score	72.6 (#858)	72.6 (#867)
Population	33,626	29,144
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$529,805	$374,472
Median Household Income	$128,125	$86,398
Average Commute	27 min	23.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	22
Crime Level	1.3	4.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	115	114
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+19.1	R+20.8

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