Living in Inman, SC
Inman is a small town of 3,166 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 12 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 72 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 $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,166people
$193kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,794 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,214/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,688 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GSP airport
- 66 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 767 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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