| Spartanburg is a community that has something for | | | | in the country, and was also rated by Relocate |
| everyone. It is located 98 miles northwest of | | | | America as one of the "Top 25 Places to Live and |
| Columbia, 80 miles west of Charlotte, and about 190 | | | | Go to School" in 2007. Spartanburg has wide selection |
| miles northeast of Atlanta. Spartanburg is serviced by | | | | of affordable housing with many planned community |
| two airports. The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial | | | | developments some of which located on Lake |
| Airport, a small, mostly private airport, and the larger | | | | Bowen area. Spartanburg is home to many of the |
| Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) that | | | | southern musicians such as the Marshal Tucker band |
| services most major airlines. Spartanburg was rated | | | | Despite 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 state | | | | developers and community leaders have spearheaded |
| championships in several sports. Spartanburg is also | | | | an effort to revitalize Spartanburg's downtown |
| home to the South Carolina School for the Deaf and | | | | district. The downtown area has gone through a |
| Blind. Spartanburg has been called a "College town". It | | | | drastic revitalization adding in many commercial stores |
| has six institutions of higher learning including the | | | | and franchise restaurants while keeping its historic |
| University of South Carolina Upstate which was | | | | appeal. Within the past decade, developers and |
| formerly known as University of South Carolina | | | | community leaders have spearheaded an effort to |
| Spartanburg, or USC. Spartanburg is also located an | | | | revitalize Spartanburg's downtown district. |
| hour away from the Clemson Tigers and about an | | | | I always think of this area of South Carolina as Gods |
| hour and a half away from the University of South | | | | Country 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 primary | | | | a 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 three | | | | there are over 5 local colleges with many choices in |
| building complex on the northern edge of the | | | | academics. Spartanburg even received an award last |
| downtown area. | | | | year for Best Quality Of Life. |
| Spartanburg is one of the five best real estate buys | | | | |