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Highest median rent, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is $898. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, SC, up 22 places to #15.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$1,654+194%

02▼1Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$1,653+140%

03▼1Charleston County, SCSC436,200$1,620+168%

04Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$1,463+158%

05▲1York County, SCSC306,887$1,387+139%

06▼1Jasper County, SCSC38,533$1,328+169%

07▲3Greenville County, SCSC583,125$1,262+132%

08Horry County, SCSC427,551$1,255+111%

09▼2Richland County, SCSC434,956$1,228+115%

10▼1Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$1,204+146%

11Lexington County, SCSC317,588$1,178+115%

12▲1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$1,084+124%

13▼1Aiken County, SCSC181,515$1,062+124%

14Sumter County, SCSC105,067$1,057+129%

15▲22Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$1,052+184%

16Anderson County, SCSC219,930$989+118%

17Pickens County, SCSC139,198$972+103%

18▲5Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$971+113%

19▼1Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$959+125%

20▼1Florence County, SCSC138,504$954+111%

21▲14Colleton County, SCSC39,382$949+134%

22▲4Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$938+137%

23▲1Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$898+104%

24▲8Darlington County, SCSC62,888$896+140%

25▼3Oconee County, SCSC83,775$881+108%

26▼6Laurens County, SCSC71,848$880+96%

27▼6Newberry County, SCSC39,561$872+126%

28▼3Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$869+117%

29▲5Chester County, SCSC33,001$853+109%

30▲3Saluda County, SCSC19,680$851+116%

31▲12Hampton County, SCSC18,174$843+128%

32▼2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$841+116%

33▼6Lee County, SCSC15,730$823+149%

34▲4Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$815+173%

35▼7Union County, SCSC26,799$804+116%

36▼5Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$799+118%

37▲2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$765+163%

38▲4Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$763+138%

39▼10Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$762+95%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$740+93%

41▼5Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$720+99%

42▼27McCormick County, SCSC10,215$696+129%

43▲2Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$689+101%

44Dillon County, SCSC27,458$679+103%

45▲1Marion County, SCSC28,242$669+73%

46▼5Allendale County, SCSC7,355$662+117%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES