What is the median rent in Taylors, SC?

Name: Median rent in Taylors, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Taylors, SC is $1,337 (±$109) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,465 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Taylors, the median gross rent went from $917 in 2015–2019 to $1,337 in 2020–2024 (+45.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,337 (±$109)
Rented homes: 2,465 (±375)
$2,000 or more: 5.4%
Since 2015–2019: +45.8%

How much rent costs in Taylors

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Taylors	Greenville County	South Carolina	United States
Less than $500	2.3% (±3.6 points)	5.2%	6.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.6% (±10.4 points)	19.8%	29.0%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.8% (±8.4 points)	43.7%	34.9%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.9% (±11.9 points)	22.2%	18.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	5.4% (±3.5 points)	6.1%	7.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±1.8 points)	1.8%	2.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.8 points)	1.2%	2.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.8% of renting households.

5.4% of rented homes in Taylors cost $2,000 or more a month.

Taylors against Greenville County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Taylors	Greenville County	South Carolina	United States
Median gross rent	$1,337 (±$109)	$1,262 (±$27)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,465 (±375)	65,740 (±2,123)	544,268 (±5,517)	42,849,984

In Taylors, median gross rent is not measurably different from Greenville County ($1,262).

It is also higher than in South Carolina ($1,180).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Greenville County, Taylors ranks 4 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 334.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Taylors has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$917 (±$39)	$1,337 (±$109)	+45.8%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	26.7% (±3.6 points)	25.9% (±4.0 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	9.4% (±5.3 points)	9.5% (±5.3 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Taylors

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Taylors
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Taylors	—	$1,337 (±$109)	—
Wade Hampton	2.4 mi	$1,115 (±$62)	Lower
Greer	4.9 mi	$1,198 (±$79)	Lower
Greenville	6.0 mi	$1,312 (±$43)	Not measurably different
Sans Souci	6.4 mi	$999 (±$75)	Lower
Travelers Rest	8.1 mi	$1,033 (±$180)	Lower
Judson	8.5 mi	$1,191 (±$398)	Not measurably different
Five Forks	8.9 mi	$2,178 (±$147)	Higher
Berea	9.0 mi	$1,076 (±$70)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wade Hampton, SC ($1,115), Greer, SC ($1,198), Sans Souci, SC ($999).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Five Forks, SC ($2,178).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Greenville County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Five Forks	$2,178 (±$147)
2	Mauldin	$1,490 (±$92)
3	Simpsonville	$1,415 (±$60)
4	Taylors	$1,337 (±$109)
5	Golden Grove	$1,325 (±$205)
6	Greenville	$1,312 (±$43)
7	Greer	$1,198 (±$79)
8	Judson	$1,191 (±$398)
9	Fountain Inn	$1,184 (±$109)
10	Dunean	$1,117 (±$102)

Showing 10 of 18 places in Greenville County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Taylors is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Taylors

What is the average rent in Taylors, SC?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Taylors is $1,337 (±$109) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Taylors?

In Taylors, the median gross rent went from $917 in 2015–2019 to $1,337 in 2020–2024 (+45.8%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Taylors cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.4% of rented homes in Taylors have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Taylors higher than in Greenville County?

In Taylors, median gross rent is not measurably different from Greenville County ($1,262).

It is also higher than in South Carolina ($1,180).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Taylors CDP, South Carolina (place:71395, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.