MetricMauldin, SCTaylors, SC
Population27,05524,505
Median Household Income$82,331$77,144
Median Rent$1,490/mo$1,337/mo
Median Home Value$258,500$257,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%43.7%
Poverty Rate8.4%10.6%
Unemployment Rate3.7%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k164323*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,1401,223*
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs85°F89°F
Winter Lows32°F34°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min22 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.516.6
College Degree Rate38.7%46.8%
Foreign-Born %6.9%11.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+27.0%+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 Taylors (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.