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    Is Taylors a good place to live?

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    Taylors ranks #6 of 23 South Carolina cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (64/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 3.0% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $242,700
    +9.9% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,260
    per month
    Household income
    $71,747
    median
    Unemployment
    5.1%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Taylors

    The median home value in Taylors is $242,700 and median rent is $1,260 a month, against a median household income of $71,747. Homes cost about 3.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Taylors crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across South Carolina the 2025 rate was 389 violent and 1,715 property crimes per 100,000 people — #17 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Taylors, SC

    Taylors has about 23,686 residents, 5.1% unemployment and 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Taylors with

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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