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Place dossier plate
SheetSC-MAULDIN-SC · Mauldin, SC 25,985 pop · income 62nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mauldin
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mauldin on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Conway · lowest
54,841
Conway · lowest
54,841 median HH income
39.7% of the leader · rank #1
Bourbonnais · near
81,017
Bourbonnais · near
81,017 median HH income
58.7% of the leader · rank #2
Caroleen · near
81,019
Caroleen · near
81,019 median HH income
58.7% of the leader · rank #3
Lauderdale-by… · near
81,020
Lauderdale-by… · near
81,020 median HH income
58.7% of the leader · rank #4
Mauldin · this city
81,027
Mauldin · this city
81,027 median HH income
58.7% of the leader · rank #5
Glide · near
81,034
Glide · near
81,034 median HH income
58.7% of the leader · rank #6
Chanhassen · highest
138,034
Chanhassen · highest
138,034 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Mauldin on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 25,985.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Mauldin - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Mauldin lands in the 62nd percentile for household income and the 43rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
62nd
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, home value
46th
percentile, median rent
43rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Mauldin, SC
South Carolina's Mauldin is a small city, with 25,985 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Mauldin households earn a median of $81,027 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.4%. Typical homes in Mauldin are valued around $242,100, and the median resident age is 40.8 years. About 37.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 66.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 760 residential building permits were authorized in Mauldin (Building Boom), up 645% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Mauldin reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1600.4 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in South Carolina run below the national norm: the state registers 93.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,155 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts South Carolina's average monthly utility costs around $224 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 70.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Mauldin's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mauldin, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Mauldin?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
How far does income reach against housing in Mauldin?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Mauldin?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1600.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 30% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Mauldin?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within South Carolina, the closest population matches are Conway (26,082 residents, $54,841 income); Carolina Forest (26,373 residents, $70,647 income); Simpsonville (25,125 residents, $79,233 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Winona, MN (25,998 residents); Franklin, IN (25,999 residents); Chanhassen, MN (26,001 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Mauldin?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 37.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
6.4%
Bachelor's degree+
37.5%
Matched public schools
1
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +6,657 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +26.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 760 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
24,808
2025 estimate
31,465
Period change
+26.8%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 6.4% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
93.7 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, South Carolina average
C+
City profile score · Mauldin, SC
60/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B
37.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living B
93.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income C+
$81,027
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C
6.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
219 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Mauldin profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 71/100 (B) · 37.5%
Cost of living: 70/100 (B) · 93.7 index
Household income: 60/100 (C+) · $81,027
Poverty rate: 56/100 (C) · 6.4%
Violent crime: 45/100 (D) · 219 /100k
Where Mauldin sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Mauldin's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Mauldin highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Mauldin, SC (this city): home $242,100, crime 1,600/100k
Winona, MN : home $193,500, crime 2,484/100k
Franklin, IN : home $212,500, crime 1,173/100k
Norfolk, NE : home $199,100, crime 1,346/100k
Florence, AZ : home $322,600, crime 668/100k
Conway, SC : home $236,300, crime 2,419/100k
Simpsonville, SC : home $267,500, crime 2,822/100k
North Augusta, SC : home $220,500, crime 444/100k
Lexington, SC : home $271,200, crime 1,684/100k
How does Mauldin compare to other US cities?
Mauldin measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income62% higher than other cities
Home value54% pricier than other cities
Median rent46% pricier than other cities
Safety43% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at South Carolina, Mauldin ranks #23 of 127 South Carolina cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mauldin against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to South Carolina only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
South Carolina-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Mauldin near the bottom of South Carolina's cities
Among the 441 South Carolina cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mauldin ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mauldin only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#60 of 403
85th percentile in South Carolina
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 441
0th percentile in South Carolina
Median Home Value
#83 of 404
79th percentile in South Carolina
Poverty Rate
#323 of 439
26th percentile in South Carolina
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#68 of 441
85th percentile in South Carolina
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within South Carolina only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
62nd percentile nationally for median household income · 43rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Mauldin's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Mauldin's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Mauldin's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$242,10046th percentilemore affordable than 46% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Mauldin's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,623 of 15,516
More affordable than 57% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#882 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.0×, Mauldin sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,623 of 15,516 and #882 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$81,027Mauldin, SC median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mauldin, SC median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Mauldin, SC.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)37.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
25,985
Median Income
$81,027
Median Home Value
$242,100
Median Age
40.8
Poverty Rate
6.4%
Labor force participation
66.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
37.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1600.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
219.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1381.1
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Mauldin's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
24,808 residents
2021
25,706 residents
2022
26,935 residents
2023
28,185 residents
2024
29,904 residents
2025
31,465 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
760
housing units authorized
Single-Family
592
detached homes
Multifamily
168
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
29.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
102
102
0
$16.9M
2020
526
219
307
$52.1M
2021
645
573
72
$120.1M
2022
493
493
0
$114.1M
2023
716
716
0
$152.3M
2024
760
592
168
$154.3M
Permit volume increased 645% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.8%
Carpool
7.1%
Public Transit
0.1%
Walk
0.3%
Work from Home
15.9%
Other
1.8%
Based on 13,649 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
South Carolina statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $224
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across South Carolina at $224 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are South Carolina statewide averages, not a meter reading for Mauldin. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
South Carolina's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.7 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Mauldin is $1,155/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to South Carolina statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a South Carolina statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Mauldin sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mauldin compares to similar-size South Carolina cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.