Median gross rent in South Carolina
At $1,071, the median gross rent in South Carolina is 18% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 28 of 52, with Beaufort County the highest county at $1,435.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaufort County | $1,435 | 189,071 residents |
| 2 | Charleston County | $1,427 | 409,840 residents |
| 3 | Berkeley County | $1,410 | 231,419 residents |
| 4 | Dorchester County | $1,259 | 162,139 residents |
| 5 | Jasper County | $1,259 | 29,444 residents |
| 6 | York County | $1,204 | 282,987 residents |
| 7 | Richland County | $1,142 | 416,161 residents |
| 8 | Horry County | $1,128 | 356,578 residents |
| 9 | Greenville County | $1,122 | 528,251 residents |
| 10 | Lexington County | $1,061 | 295,934 residents |
| 11 | Georgetown County | $1,046 | 63,594 residents |
| 12 | Sumter County | $995 | 105,199 residents |
| 13 | Aiken County | $973 | 169,865 residents |
| 14 | Calhoun County | $968 | 14,145 residents |
| 15 | Spartanburg County | $960 | 330,119 residents |
| 16 | Anderson County | $904 | 204,592 residents |
| 17 | Pickens County | $896 | 131,106 residents |
| 18 | Lancaster County | $881 | 97,611 residents |
| 19 | Florence County | $871 | 137,015 residents |
| 20 | Newberry County | $855 | 37,918 residents |
| 21 | Oconee County | $852 | 78,775 residents |
| 22 | Greenwood County | $849 | 69,309 residents |
| 23 | Kershaw County | $844 | 65,779 residents |
| 24 | Chester County | $831 | 32,171 residents |
| 25 | Fairfield County | $830 | 20,942 residents |
| 26 | Cherokee County | $828 | 56,200 residents |
| 27 | Colleton County | $826 | 38,561 residents |
| 28 | Laurens County | $826 | 67,456 residents |
| 29 | Hampton County | $808 | 18,890 residents |
| 30 | Darlington County | $804 | 63,025 residents |
| 31 | Chesterfield County | $796 | 43,536 residents |
| 32 | Abbeville County | $791 | 24,368 residents |
| 33 | Edgefield County | $786 | 26,181 residents |
| 34 | Williamsburg County | $786 | 30,879 residents |
| 35 | Union County | $782 | 27,158 residents |
| 36 | Bamberg County | $772 | 13,311 residents |
| 37 | Orangeburg County | $771 | 84,159 residents |
| 38 | Barnwell County | $763 | 20,653 residents |
| 39 | Lee County | $753 | 16,557 residents |
| 40 | McCormick County | $736 | 9,612 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).