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Living in Drayton, SC

Drayton is a small town of 1,452 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's part of the Spartanburg, SC area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,452people
$131kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,452
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,036 people per sq mi
  • 63 mi to Charlotte, NC
  • In the Spartanburg, SC area
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
  • Median rent $1,438/mo
  • Median household income $72k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 53°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 30
  • 24% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 13% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 10% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 29 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 19 mi to GSP airport
  • 57 mi to CLT (major hub)
  • 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 58% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1962
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 804 ft
  • 179 mi to the ocean
  • 58 mi to a big lake
  • Trailhead in town
  • 47 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 25 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 23 bars within 25 mi
  • 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 18 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 50% of South Carolina districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • Dog park in town
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 2 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.

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