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Southern Shops is a small town of 3,797 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 4 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 67 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,797people
$110kTypical home
$1,058/moRent
89° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,797
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,065 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 4 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $1,058/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 52°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 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to GSP airport
- 61 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 654 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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