Sandy SpringsSC
A town of 1,105, settled in 1907.
Is Sandy Springs a good place to live?
The best of Sandy Springs’ subject grades is an A+ for schools; the weakest is a C for incomes. 33% of residents live below the poverty line in Sandy Springs, above both South Carolina’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sandy Springs. Sandy Springs has 2 places on the National Register. Sandy Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sandy Springs stand out
Where Sandy Springs beats most towns.
1,105 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sandy Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Sandy Springs is from typical.
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Moving to Sandy Springs: who provides what
Sandy Springs is unincorporated, so Anderson 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 Sandy Springs.
With 2.5 jobs for every working resident, Sandy Springs draws in 1,096 commuters
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Sandy Springs rose by 1,022, to 1,098. For Sandy Springs, the typical journey to work is 16 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. The top destinations are Anderson (14%), Greenville (7%) and Clemson (6%).
| Sandy Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Sandy Springs’ year
In Sandy Springs, the peak summer temperature is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Sandy Springs than across South Carolina
Nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Carolina. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (22% statewide). Sandy Springs’ age of the median resident comes in at 36.5 years.
| Sandy Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 46% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Sandy Springs’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.2 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Sandy Springs | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 33.4% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.4% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Health in Sandy Springs trails 53% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Sandy Springs, 34% feel lonely. Just over a third of adults in Sandy Springs sleep under 7 hours; 78% had a checkup this year.
| Sandy Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 80% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sandy Springs | SC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 26.4% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Sandy Springs: inland flooding
54% of Sandy Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%. Compared with 51% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Sandy Springs sells for about $260K
Sandy Springs’ going rate for rent stands at $976 a month. The share of households in Sandy Springs who are owner-occupiers: 75%.
| Sandy Springs | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $976 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sandy Springs. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
11 mi LakeLake Hartwell
36 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
16 mi LakeLake Keowee
27 mi LakeLake Jocassee
27 mi Stadium & arenaBon Secours Wellness ArenaPhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Sandy Springs
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Sandy Springs
About 5 of every 100 Sandy Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
Every workday, about 1,096 people come to Sandy Springs for work
Where Sandy Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sandy Springs
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Sandy Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,002. It is located on U.S. Route 76 between Anderson and Clemson. The name comes from a literal spring in the sands. It is the birthplace of Freddie Stowers, the only African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- ZIP code
- 29677
Questions about Sandy Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sandy Springs, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $310,000, 2% above 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 B+.
What is Sandy Springs, SC known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Freddie Stowers and Laura Hall.