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Glenn Springs is a tiny town of 236 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 64 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
236people
$278kTypical home
$1,084/moRent
90° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 236
- Part of a metro area
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,750/mo)
- Median rent $1,084/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 54
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GSP airport
- 58 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 715 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 357 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.