MetricTaylors, SCGreer, SC
Population24,50541,536
Median Household Income$77,144$82,626
Median Rent$1,337/mo$1,198/mo
Median Home Value$257,500$288,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.7%39.3%
Poverty Rate10.6%10.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k323*257
Property Crime Rate /100k1,223*1,112
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min24.3 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.616.6
College Degree Rate46.8%41.4%
Foreign-Born %11.6%12.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.5%+41.0%

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.