Boiling Springs, SC vs Taylors, SC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBoiling Springs, SCTaylors, SC
Population12,93624,505
Median Household Income$72,068$77,144
Median Rent$1,266/mo$1,337/mo
Median Home Value$244,400$257,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9193
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income32.7%43.7%
Poverty Rate9.9%10.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k428*323*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,054*1,223*
Median AQI4847
Good AQI Days /yr201203
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows29°F34°F
Snowfall1 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min22 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.716.6
College Degree Rate26.5%46.8%
Foreign-Born %12.3%11.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+6.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.