MetricTaylors, SCMauldin, SC
Population24,50527,055
Median Household Income$77,144$82,331
Median Rent$1,337/mo$1,490/mo
Median Home Value$257,500$258,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.7%40.6%
Poverty Rate10.6%8.4%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k323*164
Property Crime Rate /100k1,223*1,140
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr203203
Summer Highs89°F85°F
Winter Lows34°F32°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min21.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.617.5
College Degree Rate46.8%38.7%
Foreign-Born %11.6%6.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.5%+27.0%

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.