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34.83° N · 82.43° W · GEOID 4537465

Judson

Greenville County, South Carolina · part of the Greenville, SC metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Judson is home to 2,515 people. Median household income is $38,646 a year and median rent is $1,191 a month, 37.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $119,100, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,191
13% below the median place
Median household income
$38,646
52% below the median place
Median home value
$119,100
63% below the median place
Unemployment
18.5%
278% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Judson

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $25,200 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 89 South Carolina places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $290 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 100 South Carolina places.
  • 42.9% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 96 South Carolina places.
  • Unemployment averaged 18.5% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 72 South Carolina places.
  • The median rent takes 37.0% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 101 South Carolina places.
01

Moving to Judson

Greenville County gains about 11.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in31,074
Moved out25,890
Net+5,184

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within South Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within South CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K
Leavers$66K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greenville County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greenville County report $74,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$47,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,191 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $901 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $119,100.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 20.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
University, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Moved here in the past year1
7.4%
29% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
11.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.4%29% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure11.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$74,3285% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,0926% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $901, 52% below the median place.

Judson37.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$47,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
37.0%
81% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
37%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$25,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Judson, $1,191 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Judson, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Berkeley, MO29.1% vs 37.0%$6,700Compare
Bensley, VA29.4% vs 37.0%$11,400Compare
Combee Settlement, FL33.6% vs 37.0%$2,300Compare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$901
52% below the median place
Homeownership1
37.3%
44% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
70.9%
40% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,19113% below
Rent to income137.0%81% above
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.38% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5077% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,4001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$88673% below
Median home value1$119,10063% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.8%18% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.2%19% above
Homeownership137.3%44% below
Renters paying 30%+170.9%40% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$90152% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.4%5% above
Median year built119571% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
18.5%
278% above the median place
Poverty rate1
42.9%
298% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$38,646 −52%
Income per person$22,207 −45%
Works from home20.3% +63%
Mean commute26 min +6%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$38,64652% below
Income per person1$22,20745% below
Unemployment118.5%278% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,9670% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure302,324101% above
Poverty rate142.9%298% above
Mean commute126 min6% above
Works from home120.3%63% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 27.8, 29% below the median place.

Median age1
27.8
29% below the median place
High school or higher1
74.9%
19% below the median place
No health insurance1
14.4%
125% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher17.8% −45%
Born abroad14.2% +60%
Homes with broadband91.1% −1%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,5156646th largest
Median age127.829% below
Bachelor's or higher117.8%45% below
High school or higher174.9%19% below
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad114.2%60% above
No health insurance114.4%125% above
Homes with broadband191.1%1% below
05

Life in Judson

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.0 −22%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.0 −64%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi9.5 45.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.4 +17%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.8 +3%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
88,861
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
106
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
24.4
17% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure106above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure88,861above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure16.36% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure24.417% above
Shops per 10k8County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.612% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.83% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k98.022% below
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.064% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi99.5above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 54.6 in, 25% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Judson. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
54.6 in
25% above the median place
Tornado risk13
96.6
19% above the median place
Good air days14
55.6%
19% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureJudsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F2% above
January average low12County figure32°F27% above
Average temperature12County figure60°F10% above
Annual precipitation12County figure54.6 in25% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.02% above
Hurricane risk13County figure83.018% above
Tornado risk13County figure96.619% above
Wildfire risk13County figure55.110% below
Heat wave risk13County figure83.37% below
Median air quality index14County figure479% above
Good air days14County figure55.6%19% below
08

Judson in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 37% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 37% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,191/mo (2024)$1,540/mo$1,270 to $1,880/mo+4.4%
Median household income$38,646 (2024)$50,500$42,500 to $59,500+4.5%
Median home value$119,100 (2024)$182,000$132,000 to $250,000+7.3%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Judson

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
University, FL$1,295$37,207Compare
Berkeley, MO$1,074$44,265Compare
Hamtramck, MI$989$39,293Compare
Bensley, VA$1,238$50,547Compare
Bensley, VAHamtramck, MIBerkeley, MOUniversity, FLJudson, SCJudsonUniversityBerkeleyHamtramckBensleyJudsonUniversityBerkeleyHamtramckBensley

Common questions

Is Judson a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $25,200 a year left, less than in 99% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 89 South Carolina places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $290 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 100 South Carolina places. On cost, space and class size it scores 7 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Judson expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 37.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $119,100.

What salary do you need to live in Judson?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Judson?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are University, FL, Berkeley, MO, Hamtramck, MI and Bensley, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Judson with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Judson itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/judson-south-carolina

Citytistics. “Judson, South Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/judson-south-carolina/

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