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Highest median rent, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by median gross rent (2020 ACS). This list covers the 103 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 103 is $911.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Bluffton, SCSC36,807$1,761+145%

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469$1,702+103%

03Five Forks, SCSC18,656$1,677+85%

04James Island, SCSC12,660$1,625–

05Goose Creek, SCSC52,010$1,353+109%

06Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196$1,330+57%

07Charleston, SCSC159,423$1,318+115%

08Port Royal, SCSC16,648$1,293+98%

09Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023$1,268+83%

10Sangaree, SCSC8,681$1,264–

11White Knoll, SCSC8,310$1,216–

12Irmo, SCSC12,204$1,214+63%

13Carolina Forest, SCSC26,263$1,199–

14Hardeeville, SCSC16,459$1,196+129%

15Ladson, SCSC16,140$1,190+68%

16Garden City, SCSC11,591$1,173+77%

17Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,044$1,160–

18Summerville, SCSC53,177$1,157+97%

19Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882$1,153+66%

20Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006$1,144+40%

21Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044$1,129+64%

22Hanahan, SCSC22,415$1,108+99%

23North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346$1,105+76%

24Mauldin, SCSC31,465$1,101+67%

25Simpsonville, SCSC28,459$1,100+69%

26North Charleston, SCSC129,245$1,084+110%

27Lexington, SCSC25,729$1,080+81%

28Fort Mill, SCSC38,673$1,062+84%

29Burton, SCSC6,912$1,039+70%

30Cayce, SCSC13,680$1,024+95%

31Rock Hill, SCSC75,911$1,017+67%

32Greenville, SCSC75,310$1,013+93%

33Oak Grove, SCSC12,256$1,003+104%

34Forestbrook, SCSC7,479$993+63%

35Forest Acres, SCSC10,390$992+66%

36Woodfield, SCSC9,465$990+59%

37Socastee, SCSC23,796$982+56%

38Taylors, SCSC24,505$975+66%

39Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921$973+50%

40Aiken, SCSC33,808$971+78%

41Red Hill, SCSC15,920$963+66%

42Columbia, SCSC147,035$956+78%

43Dentsville, SCSC15,209$954+52%

44Little River, SCSC11,771$952+46%

45Blythewood, SCSC7,233$950+100%

46Clemson, SCSC18,941$950+78%

47Greer, SCSC50,007$945+81%

48Beaufort, SCSC15,775$941+58%

49Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612$924+112%

50Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937$924+46%

51Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898$921+57%

52Clover, SCSC7,659$911+98%

53St. Andrews, SCSC19,868$892+53%

54Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936$889+81%

55Lyman, SCSC7,103$877+89%

56Sumter, SCSC43,094$858+82%

57Powdersville, SCSC10,771$857–

58West Columbia, SCSC18,489$852+71%

59Red Bank, SCSC11,314$848+71%

60Sans Souci, SCSC7,665$848+69%

61Piedmont, SCSC5,462$846+77%

62Spartanburg, SCSC39,978$839+80%

63Berea, SCSC16,862$834+75%

64Gantt, SCSC15,401$828+63%

65Welcome, SCSC6,527$816+70%

66Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135$814+69%

67North Augusta, SCSC26,982$810+54%

68Parker, SCSC12,898$810+71%

69Newberry, SCSC10,891$788+108%

70Conway, SCSC30,627$787+101%

71Florence, SCSC41,231$776+68%

72Centerville, SCSC7,049$771+48%

73Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346$768+80%

74Lake City, SCSC5,940$759+152%

75Belvedere, SCSC5,180$748+46%

76Laurens, SCSC9,327$747+75%

77Georgetown, SCSC8,869$746+67%

78Anderson, SCSC31,323$743+64%

79Valley Falls, SCSC8,239$740+43%

80Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722$729+69%

81Hollywood, SCSC5,652$722+30%

82Clinton, SCSC7,918$716+62%

83Union, SCSC8,077$713+104%

84Gaffney, SCSC12,583$711+87%

85Homeland Park, SCSC6,632$710+61%

86Greenwood, SCSC22,745$704+66%

87Easley, SCSC27,319$702+39%

88Central, SCSC5,298$693+35%

89Lugoff, SCSC9,786$691+46%

90Orangeburg, SCSC13,383$683+63%

91Lancaster, SCSC9,623$680+60%

92Hartsville, SCSC7,374$672+70%

93York, SCSC10,620$671+46%

94Clemson University, SCSC7,015$650–

95Camden, SCSC9,201$648+47%

96Dillon, SCSC6,227$606+83%

97Chester, SCSC5,324$599+50%

98Walterboro, SCSC5,485$592+32%

99Woodruff, SCSC6,026$582+42%

100Bennettsville, SCSC7,565$574+72%

101Marion, SCSC6,028$565+46%

102Darlington, SCSC6,075$553+56%

103Seneca, SCSC9,424$541+33%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS