Gaffney
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About Gaffney
City in South Carolina, United StatesGaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina". The population was 12,764 at the 2020 census. The city had an estimated population of 12,609 in 2019. It is the principal city of the Gaffney, South Carolina, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area. Gaffney was the home of Limestone University, which operated from 1845 until 2025.
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How Gaffney ranks
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Housing in Gaffney
The typical Gaffney home is worth about $187,000, down 2.6% in a year, 39% below the South Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Gaffney
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Gaffney's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Gaffney
Full picture →Most working residents leave Gaffney for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Spartanburg (6%), Charlotte (4%) and East Gaffney (2%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Gaffney
Health Grade D
Healthier than 10% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 46% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with South Carolina
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Gaffney
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Gaffney
Full climate →Gaffney has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Gaffney
All Gaffney schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Gaffney’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within SC. Ratings are from neighbors.
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