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Chesnee is a tiny town of 896 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 14 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 58 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $839 a month.
896people
$169kTypical home
$839/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 896
- Part of a metro area
- About 837 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% 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
- 2" 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
- Low violent crime (191 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,228 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to GSP airport
- 52 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 922 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 339 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.