IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Saxon, SC
Saxon is a small town of 4,085 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 3 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 67 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $934 a month.
4,085people
$90kTypical home
$934/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
Is Saxon right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 4,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,716 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 3 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 1" of snow a year
- 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 27
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to GSP airport
- 61 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 639 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 125 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 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