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Lowest median rent, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the lowest 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: McCormick County, SC, up 27 places to #5.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01▲5Allendale County, SCSC7,355$662+117%

02▼1Marion County, SCSC28,242$669+73%

03▼1Dillon County, SCSC27,458$679+103%

04▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$689+101%

05▲27McCormick County, SCSC10,215$696+129%

06▲5Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$720+99%

07Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$740+93%

08▲10Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$762+95%

09▼4Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$763+138%

10▼2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$765+163%

11▲5Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$799+118%

12▲7Union County, SCSC26,799$804+116%

13▼4Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$815+173%

14▲6Lee County, SCSC15,730$823+149%

15▲2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$841+116%

16▼12Hampton County, SCSC18,174$843+128%

17▼3Saluda County, SCSC19,680$851+116%

18▼5Chester County, SCSC33,001$853+109%

19▲2Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$869+117%

20▲6Newberry County, SCSC39,561$872+126%

21▲6Laurens County, SCSC71,848$880+96%

22▲3Oconee County, SCSC83,775$881+108%

23▼8Darlington County, SCSC62,888$896+140%

24▼1Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$898+104%

25▼3Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$938+137%

26▼14Colleton County, SCSC39,382$949+134%

27▲1Florence County, SCSC138,504$954+111%

28▲1Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$959+125%

29▼5Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$971+113%

30Pickens County, SCSC139,198$972+103%

31Anderson County, SCSC219,930$989+118%

32▼22Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$1,052+184%

33Sumter County, SCSC105,067$1,057+129%

34▲1Aiken County, SCSC181,515$1,062+124%

35▼1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$1,084+124%

36Lexington County, SCSC317,588$1,178+115%

37▲1Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$1,204+146%

38▲2Richland County, SCSC434,956$1,228+115%

39Horry County, SCSC427,551$1,255+111%

40▼3Greenville County, SCSC583,125$1,262+132%

41▲1Jasper County, SCSC38,533$1,328+169%

42▼1York County, SCSC306,887$1,387+139%

43Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$1,463+158%

44▲1Charleston County, SCSC436,200$1,620+168%

45▲1Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$1,653+140%

46▼2Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$1,654+194%

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