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Valley Falls is a big small town of 8,239 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 5 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 66 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,239people
$257kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
1"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,588 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 5 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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 (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 28% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GSP airport
- 60 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 797 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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