Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in South Carolina
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkeley County | $1,518 | $2,207 | $280,300 |
| 2 | Charleston County | $1,506 | $3,385 | $450,800 |
| 3 | Beaufort County | $1,484 | $3,111 | $407,600 |
| 4 | Dorchester County | $1,381 | $2,332 | $294,400 |
| 5 | Jasper County | $1,307 | $2,147 | $269,400 |
| 6 | York County | $1,304 | $2,511 | $322,700 |
| 7 | Greenville County | $1,198 | $2,173 | $273,900 |
| 8 | Richland County | $1,185 | $1,853 | $224,200 |
| 9 | Horry County | $1,181 | $2,037 | $260,500 |
| 10 | Georgetown County | $1,166 | $2,069 | $262,300 |
| 11 | Lexington County | $1,115 | $1,774 | $217,700 |
| 12 | Aiken County | $1,031 | $1,630 | $199,500 |
| 13 | Spartanburg County | $1,019 | $1,769 | $216,000 |
| 14 | Sumter County | $1,006 | $1,363 | $159,500 |
| 15 | Calhoun County | $994 | $1,273 | $148,800 |
| 16 | Anderson County | $952 | $1,726 | $212,500 |
| 17 | Pickens County | $936 | $1,736 | $216,000 |
| 18 | Chester County | $918 | $1,258 | $143,800 |
| 19 | Fairfield County | $910 | $1,146 | $129,100 |
| 20 | Florence County | $908 | $1,392 | $165,500 |
| 21 | Colleton County | $905 | $1,275 | $145,900 |
| 22 | Lancaster County | $892 | $2,338 | $298,100 |
| 23 | Greenwood County | $880 | $1,419 | $166,400 |
| 24 | Darlington County | $876 | $1,222 | $141,400 |
| 25 | Oconee County | $876 | $1,747 | $217,200 |
| 26 | Kershaw County | $872 | $1,585 | $191,900 |
| 27 | Edgefield County | $854 | $1,596 | $194,300 |
| 28 | Newberry County | $854 | $1,374 | $158,200 |
| 29 | Laurens County | $847 | $1,308 | $153,500 |
| 30 | Hampton County | $815 | $981 | $102,400 |
| 31 | Saluda County | $814 | $1,108 | $123,200 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | $813 | $1,179 | $135,200 |
| 33 | Lee County | $806 | $957 | $101,900 |
| 34 | Orangeburg County | $804 | $1,021 | $109,700 |
| 35 | Bamberg County | $794 | $935 | $96,000 |
| 36 | Chesterfield County | $776 | $944 | $101,400 |
| 37 | Union County | $770 | $942 | $100,000 |
| 38 | Williamsburg County | $769 | $916 | $95,100 |
| 39 | Clarendon County | $728 | $1,281 | $147,300 |
| 40 | Barnwell County | $695 | $937 | $97,200 |
| 41 | Dillon County | $692 | $827 | $84,400 |
| 42 | Allendale County | $691 | $685 | $61,600 |
| 43 | Marlboro County | $686 | $766 | $74,500 |
| 44 | McCormick County | $666 | $1,373 | $159,000 |
| 45 | Marion County | $663 | $841 | $86,800 |
| 46 | Abbeville County | $634 | $1,270 | $147,200 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina