Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina. 24,505 people call this town in South Carolina home.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest subject is schools (A): its public schools beat 85% of South Carolina towns on state tests and graduation. Taylors’s overall grade of A− puts it better than 78% of U.S. towns, 20th of 167 in South Carolina. Health is another plus (A−): it is healthier than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns. What counts against it is walkability (C). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 67% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $309K for a typical one, 4.3 times the Greenville metro’s $71K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 63% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Taylors beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Brushy Creek Elementary | PK–5 | 808 |
| Taylors Elementary | K–5 | 738 |
| Brook Glenn Elementary | PK–5 | 425 |
| Widest gap | Taylors | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.1% | 13.9% |
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.
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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.
Of its 7 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to the Greenville 01 school district. Public school enrollment in Taylors: 2,794 students across 4 schools.
| 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
In Taylors, 22% of adults get no exercise outside work, below both the South Carolina town median (28%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Taylors: 30% of adults feel lonely. Among adults in the town, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 31% have obesity.
| 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
Taylors had 3,543 jobs in 2023, up 645 from 2013. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among workers in the town, 15% do their job from home. Half the trips to work are shorter than 7 miles.
| 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
Walkers can cover 4.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Taylors has one park or preserve, 16 acres in all.
| 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’ January low stands at 32°F. The July high for Taylors comes to 89°F, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°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
Flood insurance has paid out on 55 claims in Taylors since 1982. Expected losses in Taylors break down as 68% from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Taylors after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Taylors’ rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,337 a month. A typical home in the town is worth about $309,000, up 1.2% in a year, close to the South Carolina typical home. On the market in the town: a median 53 days to sell.
| 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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