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Ben Avon is a small town of 2,487 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 62 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,487people
$211kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,487
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,488 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 3 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GSP airport
- 56 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 738 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Spartanburg County: R+34 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk