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SCSouth Carolina rankings

Towns where rent is easiest to afford in South Carolina

Ranked by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. 42 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of North Augusta 1 North Augusta 38.3% Median rent $1,169 Greer 2 Greer 40.1% Median rent $1,198 3 Carolina Forest 40.7% Median rent $1,668
#TownRenters paying 30%+Median rentRenter households
1 Map of North Augusta North Augusta25,653 people 38.3% $1,169 2,980
2 Greer Greer41,536 people 40.1% $1,198 4,349
3 Carolina Forest26,263 people 40.7% $1,668 2,948
4 Mauldin Mauldin27,055 people 42.1% $1,490 3,604
5 Socastee Socastee23,796 people 43.7% $1,246 2,863
6 Map of Goose Creek Goose Creek48,078 people 45.3% $1,690 5,325
7 Map of Taylors Taylors24,505 people 45.3% $1,337 2,428
8 Simpsonville Simpsonville26,144 people 46% $1,415 3,047
9 Map of Gaffney Gaffney12,596 people 46.6% $887 2,080
10 Map of Port Royal Port Royal15,579 people 46.8% $1,726 2,708
11 Lexington Lexington24,585 people 46.9% $1,545 2,974
12 Wade Hampton20,898 people 48.9% $1,115 2,924
13 Map of Valley Falls Valley Falls8,239 people 49.1% $1,021 1,380
14 Map of West Columbia West Columbia17,963 people 49.3% $1,201 3,609
15 Cayce Cayce13,741 people 49.5% $1,360 2,370
16 Summerville Summerville51,654 people 49.6% $1,526 6,360
17 Greenville Greenville72,935 people 50.2% $1,312 19,854
18 Map of Anderson Anderson30,051 people 50.2% $975 5,579
19 Greenwood Greenwood22,536 people 50.6% $839 4,209
20 Map of Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island37,911 people 51.2% $1,479 3,559
21 Map of Seneca Seneca8,993 people 51.6% $807 1,748
22 Map of Florence Florence40,408 people 54.1% $992 6,116
23 Map of Rock Hill Rock Hill75,259 people 54.4% $1,341 13,487
24 Charleston Charleston154,338 people 54.5% $1,722 28,724
25 Map of Spartanburg Spartanburg38,910 people 54.6% $1,099 6,707
26 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant93,993 people 55.3% $2,159 9,712
27 Map of North Charleston North Charleston119,913 people 55.4% $1,430 23,675
28 Map of Union Union8,079 people 55.4% $832 1,694
29 Bennettsville Bennettsville7,751 people 55.7% $671 1,319
30 Aiken Aiken32,521 people 55.9% $1,180 3,973
31 Map of Sumter Sumter43,053 people 56.2% $1,076 6,161
32 Hanahan21,452 people 58% $1,412 2,160
33 Map of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach38,371 people 59.4% $1,261 6,465
34 Map of Columbia Columbia139,643 people 60% $1,204 26,641
35 Map of Clemson Clemson18,072 people 60.1% $1,007 4,990
36 St. Andrews St. Andrews19,868 people 61% $1,088 7,016
37 Map of Gantt Gantt15,401 people 61.3% $1,062 1,926
38 Parker12,898 people 62.8% $1,099 2,765
39 Map of Orangeburg Orangeburg13,253 people 63.2% $848 2,201
40 Dentsville15,209 people 65.1% $1,250 3,911
41 Map of Laurel Bay Laurel Bay5,882 people 70.2% $1,454 1,284
42 Map of Darlington Darlington6,120 people 71.3% $840 1,116

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of renter households spending 30% or more of their income on rent, the federal "cost-burdened" line. Lower is better. Only towns with 1,000+ renter households are ranked, because smaller samples are too uncertain. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Carolina as a whole is 52.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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