Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in South Carolina
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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South Carolina ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbeville County | $634 | $1,270 | $147,200 |
| 2 | Marion County | $663 | $841 | $86,800 |
| 3 | McCormick County | $666 | $1,373 | $159,000 |
| 4 | Marlboro County | $686 | $766 | $74,500 |
| 5 | Allendale County | $691 | $685 | $61,600 |
| 6 | Dillon County | $692 | $827 | $84,400 |
| 7 | Barnwell County | $695 | $937 | $97,200 |
| 8 | Clarendon County | $728 | $1,281 | $147,300 |
| 9 | Williamsburg County | $769 | $916 | $95,100 |
| 10 | Union County | $770 | $942 | $100,000 |
| 11 | Chesterfield County | $776 | $944 | $101,400 |
| 12 | Bamberg County | $794 | $935 | $96,000 |
| 13 | Orangeburg County | $804 | $1,021 | $109,700 |
| 14 | Lee County | $806 | $957 | $101,900 |
| 15 | Cherokee County | $813 | $1,179 | $135,200 |
| 16 | Saluda County | $814 | $1,108 | $123,200 |
| 17 | Hampton County | $815 | $981 | $102,400 |
| 18 | Laurens County | $847 | $1,308 | $153,500 |
| 19 | Edgefield County | $854 | $1,596 | $194,300 |
| 20 | Newberry County | $854 | $1,374 | $158,200 |
| 21 | Kershaw County | $872 | $1,585 | $191,900 |
| 22 | Darlington County | $876 | $1,222 | $141,400 |
| 23 | Oconee County | $876 | $1,747 | $217,200 |
| 24 | Greenwood County | $880 | $1,419 | $166,400 |
| 25 | Lancaster County | $892 | $2,338 | $298,100 |
| 26 | Colleton County | $905 | $1,275 | $145,900 |
| 27 | Florence County | $908 | $1,392 | $165,500 |
| 28 | Fairfield County | $910 | $1,146 | $129,100 |
| 29 | Chester County | $918 | $1,258 | $143,800 |
| 30 | Pickens County | $936 | $1,736 | $216,000 |
| 31 | Anderson County | $952 | $1,726 | $212,500 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | $994 | $1,273 | $148,800 |
| 33 | Sumter County | $1,006 | $1,363 | $159,500 |
| 34 | Spartanburg County | $1,019 | $1,769 | $216,000 |
| 35 | Aiken County | $1,031 | $1,630 | $199,500 |
| 36 | Lexington County | $1,115 | $1,774 | $217,700 |
| 37 | Georgetown County | $1,166 | $2,069 | $262,300 |
| 38 | Horry County | $1,181 | $2,037 | $260,500 |
| 39 | Richland County | $1,185 | $1,853 | $224,200 |
| 40 | Greenville County | $1,198 | $2,173 | $273,900 |
| 41 | York County | $1,304 | $2,511 | $322,700 |
| 42 | Jasper County | $1,307 | $2,147 | $269,400 |
| 43 | Dorchester County | $1,381 | $2,332 | $294,400 |
| 44 | Beaufort County | $1,484 | $3,111 | $407,600 |
| 45 | Charleston County | $1,506 | $3,385 | $450,800 |
| 46 | Berkeley County | $1,518 | $2,207 | $280,300 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in South Carolina