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Highest median rent, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Tega Cay, SCSC14,457$950+0%

02Five Forks, SCSC18,656$908+0%

03Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196$847+0%

04Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469$838+0%

05Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006$817+0%

06Irmo, SCSC12,204$747+0%

07Bluffton, SCSC36,807$718+0%

08Ladson, SCSC16,140$710+0%

09Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882$693+0%

10Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023$693+0%

11Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044$689+0%

12Garden City, SCSC11,591$664+0%

13Mauldin, SCSC31,465$659+0%

14Port Royal, SCSC16,648$652+0%

15Simpsonville, SCSC28,459$652+0%

16Little River, SCSC11,771$652+0%

17Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921$648+0%

18Goose Creek, SCSC52,010$646+0%

19Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937$634+0%

20Socastee, SCSC23,796$630+0%

21Dentsville, SCSC15,209$629+0%

22North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346$628+0%

23Woodfield, SCSC9,465$623+0%

24Charleston, SCSC159,423$614+0%

25Forestbrook, SCSC7,479$611+0%

26Burton, SCSC6,912$610+0%

27Rock Hill, SCSC75,911$610+0%

28Forest Acres, SCSC10,390$598+0%

29Beaufort, SCSC15,775$596+0%

30Lexington, SCSC25,729$596+0%

31Summerville, SCSC53,177$588+0%

32Taylors, SCSC24,505$588+0%

33Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898$586+0%

34St. Andrews, SCSC19,868$584+0%

35Red Hill, SCSC15,920$581+0%

36Fort Mill, SCSC38,673$576+0%

37Hanahan, SCSC22,415$558+0%

38Hollywood, SCSC5,652$557+0%

39Aiken, SCSC33,808$546+0%

40Columbia, SCSC147,035$536+0%

41Clemson, SCSC18,941$535+0%

42Greenville, SCSC75,310$526+0%

43North Augusta, SCSC26,982$525+0%

44Cayce, SCSC13,680$524+0%

45Hardeeville, SCSC16,459$523+0%

46Centerville, SCSC7,049$522+0%

47Greer, SCSC50,007$522+0%

48North Charleston, SCSC129,245$517+0%

49Valley Falls, SCSC8,239$516+0%

50Central, SCSC5,298$513+0%

51Belvedere, SCSC5,180$511+0%

52Gantt, SCSC15,401$509+0%

53Easley, SCSC27,319$505+0%

54Sans Souci, SCSC7,665$503+0%

55West Columbia, SCSC18,489$499+0%

56Red Bank, SCSC11,314$497+0%

57Oak Grove, SCSC12,256$491+0%

58Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936$490+0%

59Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135$481+0%

60Welcome, SCSC6,527$481+0%

61Piedmont, SCSC5,462$478+0%

62Berea, SCSC16,862$477+0%

63Blythewood, SCSC7,233$475+0%

64Lugoff, SCSC9,786$474+0%

65Parker, SCSC12,898$474+0%

66Sumter, SCSC43,094$471+0%

67Lyman, SCSC7,103$465+0%

68Spartanburg, SCSC39,978$465+0%

69Florence, SCSC41,231$462+0%

70York, SCSC10,620$460+0%

71Clover, SCSC7,659$459+0%

72Anderson, SCSC31,323$454+0%

73Walterboro, SCSC5,485$448+0%

74Georgetown, SCSC8,869$446+0%

75Clinton, SCSC7,918$442+0%

76Homeland Park, SCSC6,632$442+0%

77Camden, SCSC9,201$440+0%

78Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612$436+0%

79Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722$432+0%

80Laurens, SCSC9,327$427+0%

81Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346$426+0%

82Lancaster, SCSC9,623$424+0%

83Greenwood, SCSC22,745$423+0%

84Orangeburg, SCSC13,383$418+0%

85Woodruff, SCSC6,026$410+0%

86Seneca, SCSC9,424$407+0%

87Chester, SCSC5,324$400+0%

88Hartsville, SCSC7,374$395+0%

89Conway, SCSC30,627$392+0%

90Marion, SCSC6,028$388+0%

91Gaffney, SCSC12,583$380+0%

92Newberry, SCSC10,891$379+0%

93Darlington, SCSC6,075$354+0%

94Union, SCSC8,077$349+0%

95Bennettsville, SCSC7,565$334+0%

96Dillon, SCSC6,227$332+0%

97Lake City, SCSC5,940$301+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES