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Boiling Springs is a big small town of 12,936 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 7 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 66 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,936people
$244kTypical home
$1,266/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,936
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,892 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,266/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights 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 33
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GSP airport
- 60 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 517 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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