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Wellford is a small town of 3,515 people in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It's about 10 miles from Spartanburg, SC and 74 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,515people
$223kTypical home
$1,261/moRent
90° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 768 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Spartanburg, SC
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,406/mo)
- Median rent $1,261/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (719 per 100k)
People
- Median age 29
- 56% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GSP airport
- 68 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 787 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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