The Town of Spartanburg

Spartanburg is a community that has something forin the country, and was also rated by Relocate
everyone. It is located 98 miles northwest ofAmerica as one of the "Top 25 Places to Live and
Columbia, 80 miles west of Charlotte, and about 190Go to School" in 2007. Spartanburg has wide selection
miles northeast of Atlanta. Spartanburg is serviced byof affordable housing with many planned community
two airports. The Spartanburg Downtown Memorialdevelopments some of which located on Lake
Airport, a small, mostly private airport, and the largerBowen area. Spartanburg is home to many of the
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) thatsouthern musicians such as the Marshal Tucker band
services most major airlines. Spartanburg was ratedDespite its size as a small city, Spartanburg has,
the top city in South Carolina to live.throughout its history, been a fruitful home to a
Spartanburg is also holds the Spartanburg Day School,creative community. Within the past decade,
a K-12 private school with multiple recent statedevelopers and community leaders have spearheaded
championships in several sports. Spartanburg is alsoan effort to revitalize Spartanburg's downtown
home to the South Carolina School for the Deaf anddistrict. The downtown area has gone through a
Blind. Spartanburg has been called a "College town". Itdrastic revitalization adding in many commercial stores
has six institutions of higher learning including theand franchise restaurants while keeping its historic
University of South Carolina Upstate which wasappeal. Within the past decade, developers and
formerly known as University of South Carolinacommunity leaders have spearheaded an effort to
Spartanburg, or USC. Spartanburg is also located anrevitalize Spartanburg's downtown district.
hour away from the Clemson Tigers and about anI always think of this area of South Carolina as Gods
hour and a half away from the University of SouthCountry with all of the scenic views of the mountains
Carolina Gamecocks.in the distance and the rolling hills everywhere - what
It is the second-largest city of the three primarya great place to settle down and raise a family!
cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina.Spartanburg County has some of the best schools in
Spartanburg's cultural anchor for history, art, theatre,the state with many winning awards every year and
dance, music, and science, is located in a threethere are over 5 local colleges with many choices in
building complex on the northern edge of theacademics. Spartanburg even received an award last
downtown area.year for Best Quality Of Life.
Spartanburg is one of the five best real estate buys