Housing data for Saxon, SC
Saxon, SC has an estimated 4,085 residents and 1,635 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Spartanburg County.
61.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $934 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 4,085 (±866)
- Housing units
- 1,635 (±217)
- Households that rent
- 61.7%
- Median gross rent
- $934
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +6.7%
What stands out in Saxon
Households that rent: 61.7% (±8.8 points) in Saxon, higher than in Spartanburg County (27.0%).
Median home value: $90,000 (±$17,744) in Saxon, lower than in Spartanburg County ($233,300).
Median real estate taxes: $511 (±$204) in Saxon, lower than in Spartanburg County ($1,274).
Median household income: $32,292 (±$9,656) in Saxon, lower than in Spartanburg County ($66,234).
- Renters and owners in Saxon
- Home values in Saxon
- Property taxes in Saxon
- Income and affordability in Saxon
Housing in Saxon at a glance
- Median rent: $934 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $913 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 48.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 61.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $32,292 median household income
- Home values: $90,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $800 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $511 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 36.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 54.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 9.2% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 69.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 16.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +6.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 25.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 6.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Saxon against Spartanburg County, its state and the nation
| Saxon | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 4,085 (±866) | 347,852 (exact) | 5,296,225 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,635 (±217) | 144,170 (±120) | 2,443,039 (±311) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 61.7% (±8.8 points) | 27.0% (±1.0 points) | 28.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $934 (±$61) | $1,084 (±$20) | $1,180 (±$9) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $32,292 (±$9,656) | $66,234 (±$1,763) | $69,324 (±$570) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $90,000 (±$17,744) | $233,300 (±$3,509) | $259,000 (±$1,421) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $511 (±$204) | $1,274 (±$25) | $1,251 (±$7) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.9% (±14.3 points) | 38.3% (±1.4 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 16.4 minutes (±2.4) | 25.2 minutes (±0.5) | 25.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 75.0% (±11.0 points) | 88.7% (±0.8 points) | 88.8% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 27.3 years (±2.1) | 37.8 years (±0.2) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Saxon covers 2.4 square miles of land, about 1,716 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Saxon has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,827 (±529) | 4,085 (±866) | +6.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,567 (±99) | 1,635 (±217) | +4.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $740 (±$54) | $934 (±$61) | +26.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $41,000 (±$15,917) | $90,000 (±$17,744) | +119.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $21,367 (±$6,209) | $32,292 (±$9,656) | +51.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $726 (±$224) | $800 (±$245) | +10.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $329 (±$264) | $511 (±$204) | +55.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 60.0% (±9.6 points) | 61.7% (±8.8 points) | +1.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.4% (±5.0 points) | 9.2% (±7.4 points) | +3.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Spartanburg County
Saxon has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Spartanburg County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Spartanburg County recorded 533 violent and 1,549 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Saxon
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29378 | 100% | 261 | $918 | — | $32,356 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Saxon
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | 1.2 mi | $1,160 | $125,800 | 55.4% |
| Arcadia | 1.3 mi | $1,266 | $116,800 | 71.5% |
| Southern Shops | 1.9 mi | $1,058 | $109,600 | 50.1% |
| Spartanburg | 2.7 mi | $1,099 | $203,700 | 46.1% |
| Fairforest | 2.9 mi | $1,329 | $199,800 | 21.2% |
| Whitney | 3.1 mi | $1,051 | $157,400 | 38.8% |
| Valley Falls | 3.1 mi | $1,021 | $256,600 | 49.5% |
| Arkwright | 3.6 mi | $981 | $164,100 | 50.2% |
Places in South Carolina most like Saxon
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | $806 | $63,900 | $27,451 | 55.5% |
| Timmonsville | $891 | $104,300 | $34,630 | 54.4% |
| St. George | $703 | $113,500 | $33,125 | 51.4% |
| Wilkinson Heights | $786 | $81,100 | $25,489 | 70.1% |
| South Sumter | $917 | $69,900 | $46,406 | 49.0% |
| Saluda | $816 | $77,700 | $42,506 | 51.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across South Carolina.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Saxon, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,055 | $1,099 | $1,196 | $1,457 | $1,722 |
HUD income limits for Saxon, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,000 | $31,600 | $50,600 |
| 2 people | $21,700 | $36,100 | $57,800 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $40,600 | $65,050 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $45,150 | $72,250 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $48,750 | $78,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $52,400 | $83,850 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $56,000 | $89,600 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $59,600 | $95,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $91,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Saxon is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Saxon
What is the average rent in Saxon, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Saxon is $934 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Saxon?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Saxon, SC is $913 (±$113) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Saxon rent-burdened?
48.8% of renting households in Saxon pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Saxon?
Saxon has an estimated 844 (±208) renting households, 61.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Saxon?
The median household income in Saxon is $32,292 (±$9,656) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Saxon, SC?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $90,000 (±$17,744) for owner-occupied homes in Saxon (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Saxon growing?
In Saxon, the number of residents went from 3,827 in 2015–2019 to 4,085 in 2020–2024 (+6.7%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Saxon?
The ZIP code that covers Saxon is 29378.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 29378?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29378 is $918 (±$355) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Saxon CDP, South Carolina
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Spartanburg, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Saxon CDP, South Carolina (place:64240, in state:45).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .