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Ellenboro is a tiny town of 901 people in Rutherford County, North Carolina. It's about 28 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 53 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $711 a month.
901people
$164kTypical home
$711/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 901
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 712 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 28 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $711/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,418 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% 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
- 40 mi to GSP airport
- 47 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 196 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 209 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+48 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- 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.