Living in Taylors, SC
Taylors is a small city of 24,505 people in Greenville County, South Carolina. It's about 6 miles from Greenville, SC and 86 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,505people
$258kTypical home
$1,337/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,505
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,320 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Greenville, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,624/mo)
- Median rent $1,337/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to GSP airport
- 80 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 817 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 164 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenville County: R+22 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk