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Cowpens is a small town of 1,840 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 9 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 57 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,840people
$160kTypical home
$950/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,840
- Part of a metro area
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,011/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 108 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 (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,378 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GSP airport
- 51 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 860 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.