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Spartanburg is a small city of 38,910 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's part of the Spartanburg, SC area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 53°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,910people
$204kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
89° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,910
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,921 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Charlotte, NC
- In the Spartanburg, SC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- 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
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GSP airport
- 59 mi to CLT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 587 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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