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Highest median rent, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33Lee County, SCSC15,730$823+149%

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

35Union County, SCSC26,799$804+116%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

45Marion County, SCSC28,242$669+73%

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

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