Boiling SpringsSC
The town was settled in 1855 and has 12,936 residents today. Public schools that outperform most of South Carolina.
What should you know before moving to Boiling Springs?
Boiling Springs’s strongest subject is schools (A+): its schools rank ahead of 95% of South Carolina towns. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $280K, 4.3 years of the Spartanburg metro’s $64K median household income. Overall, that makes a B+, better than 71% of U.S. towns. That places it 26th of 167 in South Carolina. Just over one in ten residents are 65 or older here, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for incomes, C+ for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Boiling Springs stand out
Where Boiling Springs beats most towns.
Boiling Springs has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
8,219 counted in 2010 and 10,405 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Boiling Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Boiling Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Boiling Springs: who provides what
Boiling Springs 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 Boiling Springs.
Boiling Springs is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has added a third more jobs in ten years and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
Boiling Springs’ grade for schools is an A+
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Boiling Springs High, with 2,772 students. Public schools: the Spartanburg 02 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Springs ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 791 | A− |
| Boiling Springs HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,772 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Boiling Springs has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 2,511 in 2013 to 3,753.
Jobs based in Boiling Springs grew to 3,753 in 2023, 1,242 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Spartanburg (18%), Greenville (6%) and Southern Shops (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 8.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Boiling Springs is healthier than two in three U.S. towns
Against the 10,673 U.S. towns with household incomes like Boiling Springs’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Boiling Springs, the share who get no exercise outside work is 24%. Among adults here, 17% say their health is fair or poor and 12% smoke cigarettes.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Boiling Springs | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Boiling Springs
July afternoons average 89.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 91% of South Carolina places with climate records; January nights average 31.1°.
About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter. Also worth knowing: for Boiling Springs, the July high is 89°F.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A younger population than South Carolina as a whole
In Boiling Springs, 27% of residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 11% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Boiling Springs’ age of the median resident stands at 33.3 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 27%, against 32% across South Carolina.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.3 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.2 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Boiling Springs | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.3% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Boiling Springs’ grade for cost of living is a C+
Homes sold in Boiling Springs spent a median 41 days on the market. The typical Boiling Springs home is worth about $280,000, up 0.9% in a year, 8% below the South Carolina typical home. For Boiling Springs, the median rent is $1,266 a month.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,266 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Conservation land takes up 2.6% of Boiling Springs
The biggest park or preserve is Va-Du-Mar McMillan Regional Park, at 71 acres. There are 0.6 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. In Boiling Springs, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Boiling Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Va-Du-Mar McMillan Regional Park | 0.4 mi | 71 |
| 2. Boiling Springs Community Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Boiling Springs is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Federal aid has come to Boiling Springs households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. 69% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 9%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peachoid and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boiling Springs. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LandmarkPeachoid
27 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness Arena
11 mi National BattlefieldCowpens National Battlefield175K visitors a year
31 mi State parkChimney Rock State Park
30 mi National Historic SiteCarl Sandburg Home National Historic Site95K visitors a year
36 mi Park & preserveDuPont State ForestPhoto 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 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Boiling Springs
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Boiling Springs
About 7 of every 100 Boiling Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
95% of working residents leave Boiling Springs for work
Where Boiling Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Boiling Springs
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,219 at the 2010 census. In the 2020 census, the population rose to 10,405.
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- Area
- 6.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- ZIP code
- 29316
Boiling Springs’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Boiling Springs.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Springs | #26 | B+ | C+ | — | A+ | B+ |
| Valley Falls | #36 | B | C+ | — | A+ | B− |
Boiling Springs and Valley Falls report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Boiling Springs with a neighbor →
Questions about Boiling Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Boiling Springs, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Boiling Springs grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #26 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools.
Is Boiling Springs, SC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Boiling Springs, SC known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Brooks Foster and Dylan Thompson.