IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Union, SC
Union is a big small town of 8,079 people in Union County, South Carolina. It's about 23 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 56 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $832 a month.
8,079people
$109kTypical home
$832/moRent
91° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
Is Union right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,079
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 990 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1030 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,400 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to GSP airport
- 51 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Union County: R+33 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk