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Lowest median rent, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the lowest 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

01Marion County, SCSC28,242$587+52%

02Dillon County, SCSC27,458$598+79%

03Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$598+75%

04Hampton County, SCSC18,174$605+64%

05Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$617+93%

06Allendale County, SCSC7,355$640+110%

07Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$646+68%

08Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$660+127%

09Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$664+122%

10Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$666+80%

11Edgefield County, SCSC29,808$668+85%

12Colleton County, SCSC39,382$675+67%

13Chester County, SCSC33,001$680+66%

14Saluda County, SCSC19,680$684+74%

15Darlington County, SCSC62,888$689+84%

16Abbeville County, SCSC24,836$691+88%

17Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177$699+80%

18Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740$706+81%

19Union County, SCSC26,799$707+90%

20Lee County, SCSC15,730$709+115%

21Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$718+79%

22Fairfield County, SCSC20,340$718+82%

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$746+70%

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$759+67%

25Oconee County, SCSC83,775$761+79%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,561$776+102%

27Laurens County, SCSC71,848$780+74%

28Florence County, SCSC138,504$783+73%

29Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$785+84%

30Pickens County, SCSC139,198$786+64%

31Anderson County, SCSC219,930$791+74%

32McCormick County, SCSC10,215$804+164%

33Sumter County, SCSC105,067$809+75%

34Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857$825+70%

35Aiken County, SCSC181,515$840+77%

36Lexington County, SCSC317,588$921+68%

37Greenville County, SCSC583,125$954+75%

38Georgetown County, SCSC65,912$958+96%

39Horry County, SCSC427,551$975+64%

40Richland County, SCSC434,956$998+75%

41York County, SCSC306,887$1,011+74%

42Jasper County, SCSC38,533$1,043+112%

43Dorchester County, SCSC178,397$1,134+100%

44Berkeley County, SCSC274,666$1,164+107%

45Charleston County, SCSC436,200$1,228+103%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,433$1,229+78%

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