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Most owner cost-burdened, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 103 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Garden City, SCSC11,59139.0%+33%

02Dentsville, SCSC15,20935.9%+14%

03Hollywood, SCSC5,65233.3%−15%

04Hartsville, SCSC7,37428.8%+37%

05Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19628.5%−25%

06Port Royal, SCSC16,64828.3%−32%

07North Charleston, SCSC129,24528.2%−15%

08Blythewood, SCSC7,23328.0%+27%

09Hardeeville, SCSC16,45927.7%−37%

10Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04427.1%–

11Marion, SCSC6,02826.9%+3%

12Woodfield, SCSC9,46526.8%−6%

13Lake City, SCSC5,94026.6%+3%

14Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93625.9%+2%

15Conway, SCSC30,62725.3%−6%

16North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34625.1%−21%

17Forest Acres, SCSC10,39024.7%+15%

18Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88224.7%−33%

19Gaffney, SCSC12,58324.6%+2%

20Sans Souci, SCSC7,66524.4%−14%

21Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34624.3%−35%

22Homeland Park, SCSC6,63224.2%−16%

23Sumter, SCSC43,09423.7%+2%

24Beaufort, SCSC15,77523.2%−21%

25Summerville, SCSC53,17722.9%−16%

26Charleston, SCSC159,42322.9%−35%

27Chester, SCSC5,32422.7%−29%

28Hanahan, SCSC22,41522.5%−14%

29Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46922.5%−36%

30Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02322.5%−10%

31Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93722.4%−35%

32Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04422.3%−35%

33Greenwood, SCSC22,74522.2%−24%

34Berea, SCSC16,86222.2%−23%

35Little River, SCSC11,77121.9%−27%

36Bluffton, SCSC36,80721.9%−56%

37Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26321.8%–

38Florence, SCSC41,23121.8%−1%

39Red Hill, SCSC15,92021.6%−15%

40Socastee, SCSC23,79621.6%−24%

41Georgetown, SCSC8,86921.4%−19%

42Rock Hill, SCSC75,91121.2%−25%

43Forestbrook, SCSC7,47921.2%−36%

44Gantt, SCSC15,40120.8%−43%

45Welcome, SCSC6,52720.7%−37%

46Anderson, SCSC31,32320.6%−21%

47Lancaster, SCSC9,62320.5%−29%

48Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61220.4%−16%

49White Knoll, SCSC8,31020.3%–

50Darlington, SCSC6,07520.2%−26%

51Greer, SCSC50,00720.0%−14%

52Ladson, SCSC16,14020.0%−36%

53Clover, SCSC7,65919.8%−16%

54Parker, SCSC12,89819.6%−34%

55Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00619.6%−27%

56Laurens, SCSC9,32719.5%−19%

57Central, SCSC5,29819.3%−32%

58Seneca, SCSC9,42419.3%−7%

59Columbia, SCSC147,03519.1%−27%

60Orangeburg, SCSC13,38318.8%−26%

61Clinton, SCSC7,91818.8%−31%

62Bennettsville, SCSC7,56518.6%−43%

63York, SCSC10,62018.5%−11%

64Lyman, SCSC7,10318.4%+14%

65West Columbia, SCSC18,48918.3%−16%

66Goose Creek, SCSC52,01018.1%−36%

67Mauldin, SCSC31,46518.0%−26%

68James Island, SCSC12,66017.8%–

69Camden, SCSC9,20117.7%−30%

70Newberry, SCSC10,89117.5%−42%

71Greenville, SCSC75,31017.4%−25%

72Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92117.2%+1%

73Simpsonville, SCSC28,45917.2%−26%

74Tega Cay, SCSC14,45717.2%−7%

75Centerville, SCSC7,04917.1%−15%

76Irmo, SCSC12,20416.7%−31%

77Clemson, SCSC18,94116.5%+6%

78St. Andrews, SCSC19,86816.4%−47%

79Burton, SCSC6,91216.1%−49%

80Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72215.8%−39%

81Lugoff, SCSC9,78615.6%−21%

82Easley, SCSC27,31915.3%−37%

83Spartanburg, SCSC39,97815.3%−35%

84Lexington, SCSC25,72914.7%−34%

85Five Forks, SCSC18,65614.6%−26%

86Cayce, SCSC13,68014.5%−37%

87Belvedere, SCSC5,18014.3%−30%

88Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13514.3%−41%

89Fort Mill, SCSC38,67314.0%−33%

90Taylors, SCSC24,50513.7%−40%

91Piedmont, SCSC5,46213.5%−21%

92Aiken, SCSC33,80813.5%−31%

93Sangaree, SCSC8,68113.5%−48%

94Red Bank, SCSC11,31413.4%−49%

95Walterboro, SCSC5,48513.3%−42%

96Union, SCSC8,07713.2%−41%

97Woodruff, SCSC6,02612.8%−32%

98Powdersville, SCSC10,77112.7%–

99North Augusta, SCSC26,98212.4%−40%

100Valley Falls, SCSC8,23912.1%−32%

101Oak Grove, SCSC12,25611.5%−35%

102Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8989.5%−56%

103Dillon, SCSC6,2279.2%−59%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES