JudsonSC
A town of 2,515. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
What should you know before moving to Judson?
CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Overall it grades C, ranked 97th of 167 in South Carolina. Its public schools beat 85% of South Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $39K, and 43% of residents live below the poverty line. 43% of residents live below the poverty line in Judson, against 17% in South Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 169 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Judson. Judson Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Judson stand out
Where Judson beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Judson has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
2,050 counted in 2010 and 2,352 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Judson grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Judson is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Judson: who provides what
Judson is unincorporated, so Greenville County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Judson.
Judson is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 in Judson have no health insurance than in the typical South Carolina or U.S. town
Against the 2,020 U.S. towns with household incomes like Judson’s, it is less healthy than 73%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
37% of adults get no exercise outside work in Judson. Among 169 South Carolina towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Judson. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% have diabetes, 31% say their health is fair or poor. Against the South Carolina average, Judson comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 22.
| Judson | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 21% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Judson | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.9% | 15.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.7% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Judson earns an A
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Greenville 01 school district. 566 students attend Judson’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 566 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Top of a very low hazard risk in Judson: inland flooding
Since 2004, one flood insurance claim has been paid in Judson. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Judson has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here fell from 4,972 in 2013 to 442.
The top destinations are Greenville (31%), Mauldin (5%) and Wade Hampton (3%). Just 1% of Judson’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in the town fell to 442 in 2023, 4,530 fewer than in 2013. For Judson, the typical journey to work is 26 minutes.
| Judson | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $39,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Judson brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 89.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 92% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 32.6°.
The January low for Judson comes to 33°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Judson | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 33°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 1.6% of Judson
Trails total 0.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Judson: one, of 5 acres. Its trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Judson | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sterling Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Judson sells for about $284K at the median
At 1.7 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 96% of South Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. 70.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across South Carolina.
In Judson, 37% of households own their home. Homes in Judson sold for 97.7% of their list price on average. On the market in the town: a median 70 days to sell.
| Judson | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,191 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Judson. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
3 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
35 mi LakeLake Hartwell
26 mi LakeLake Keowee
29 mi LakeLake Jocassee3 mi Zoo & aquariumGreenville ZooPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain
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Everything we know about Judson
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Judson
About 7 of every 100 Judson residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Judson for work
Where Judson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Judson
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Judson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2010 census, down from 2,456 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
Judson’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Judson.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Parker (C+) is closest.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judson | #97 | C | B | — | A | D− |
| Greenville | #71 | C+ | D | D | A | A− |
| Dunean | #62 | B− | B− | — | A | C− |
| Welcome | #41 | B | B | — | A | C− |
| Parker | #76 | C+ | B | — | A | D− |
Judson, Dunean, Welcome and Parker report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Judson with a neighbor →
Questions about Judson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Judson, SC a good place to live?
Judson grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #97 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades D− for health and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Judson, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $119,000, 61% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.