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A town of 24,505. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
Taylors is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 20th among South Carolina's 167 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 85% of South Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $309K, 4.3 years of the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Taylors, against 23% in South Carolina’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Taylors has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Greer Post Office and Southern Bleachery and Print Works.
Where Taylors beats most towns.
Where Taylors’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Taylors is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,518 in 1950, 23,222 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1938 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taylors. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
6 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
33 mi LakeLake Keowee
34 mi LakeLake Jocassee
38 mi LandmarkPeachoid
25 mi Park & preserveDuPont State ForestMemorial 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 Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Taylors 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Taylors.
Its public schools are run by the Greenville 01 school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 823 | B |
| Eastside HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,490 | A |
| Brushy Creek ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 808 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
10% of adults smoke cigarettes in Taylors. Taylors beats the South Carolina average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Taylors.
| Taylors | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Taylors | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Taylors for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Taylors grew to 3,543 in 2023, 645 more than in 2013. 15% of Taylors workers work from home.
| Taylors | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 8.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Taylors | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Corey Burns Park | 0.2 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 89.3°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 90% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 32.4°.
Taylors has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Taylors is 32°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Taylors | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 55 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Taylors.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Taylors home is worth about $309,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home. Taylors’ median rent is $1,337 a month.
| Taylors | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,337 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Taylors
About 7 of every 100 Taylors residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
2 places in Taylors on the National Register of Historic Places.
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Taylors is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 23,222 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Taylors.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylors | #20 | A− | B− | — | A | A− |
| Wade Hampton | #5 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
| Greer | #44 | B | C+ | C | A− | B |
Taylors and Wade Hampton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Taylors with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Taylors grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #20 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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