Ben AvonSC
A town of 2,487.
Is Ben Avon a good place to live?
Ben Avon’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C for walkability. 43% of households own their home in Ben Avon, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 65% and U.S. towns at 73%. Ben Avon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Ben Avon for work
Where Ben Avon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Ben Avon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Ben Avon is from typical.
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Moving to Ben Avon: who provides what
Ben Avon is unincorporated, so Spartanburg County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ben Avon.
Residents of Ben Avon are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Ben Avon beats the South Carolina average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of adults smoke cigarettes in Ben Avon, below both South Carolina’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Ben Avon.
| Ben Avon | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ben Avon | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.9% | 11.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ben Avon’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Ben Avon for work: only 2% work in town. 20% of Ben Avon residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Ben Avon has added 61 jobs, to 469 in 2023.
| Ben Avon | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Ben Avon
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Ben Avon since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Ben Avon
Ben Avon has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Ben Avon is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More young adults than South Carolina overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina.
| Ben Avon | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.8 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.4 points). Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 74% are men (SC 48%).
| Ben Avon | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 19% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.4% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Ben Avon sells for about $239K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Peachoid and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ben Avon. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LandmarkPeachoid
30 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
13 mi National BattlefieldCowpens National Battlefield175K visitors a year
29 mi National Military ParkKings Mountain National Military Park176K visitors a year
40 mi National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site95K visitors a year30 mi Zoo & aquariumGreenville ZooPhoto credits
Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kings Mountain National Military Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain
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Everything we know about Ben Avon
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Ben Avon
About 6 of every 100 Ben Avon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
Ben Avon’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Ben Avon.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Avon | — | — | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Spartanburg | #117 | C− | C+ | — | B | C− |
Ben Avon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ben Avon and Spartanburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Ben Avon with a neighbor →
Questions about Ben Avon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ben Avon, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $211,000, 31% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.