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Boiling Springs.
Boiling Springs is an unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, SC. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Boiling Springs
Boiling Springs is an unincorporated community in South Carolina with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Boiling Springs deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, above-average rainfall, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Boiling Springs compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Boiling Springs
Based on Boiling Springs's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,532
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $50,640 a year
- 33% of Boiling Springs renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$48,880
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $24,440
- Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 10% below US
$1,266/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,266 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $244,400. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $244,400 · 33% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.6% county unemployment
Unemployment in Spartanburg County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Spartanburg County (county-wide)
Safety
428 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Boiling Springs doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1054/100k · Policed by Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2024 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 87°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 26% below US
27% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 27%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Cowpens National Battlefield (11 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Boiling Springs's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and above-average rainfall. A year of median rent ($1,266/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget.
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