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Cities in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Bluffton, SC had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 43 cities in 2024, at $2,256. Newberry, SC had the lowest, at $831. The median was $1,263 and the figure for South Carolina was $1,180. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,256Bluffton, SC
Lowest831Newberry, SC
Median1,26343 cities
South Carolina1,180History

All cities, 2024

Bluffton, SC: 2,256 USDBluffton, SC2,256Mount Pleasant, SC: 2,159 USDMount Pleasant, SC2,159Port Royal, SC: 1,726 USDPort Royal, SC1,726Charleston, SC: 1,722 USDCharleston, SC1,722James Island, SC: 1,695 USDJames Island, SC1,695Goose Creek, SC: 1,690 USDGoose Creek, SC1,690Lexington, SC: 1,545 USDLexington, SC1,545Summerville, SC: 1,526 USDSummerville, SC1,526Fort Mill, SC: 1,503 USDFort Mill, SC1,503Mauldin, SC: 1,490 USDMauldin, SC1,490Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,479 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,479Irmo, SC: 1,477 USDIrmo, SC1,477North Charleston, SC: 1,430 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,430Simpsonville, SC: 1,415 USDSimpsonville, SC1,415Hanahan, SC: 1,412 USDHanahan, SC1,412Tega Cay, SC: 1,408 USDTega Cay, SC1,408Hardeeville, SC: 1,406 USDHardeeville, SC1,406Cayce, SC: 1,360 USDCayce, SC1,360Rock Hill, SC: 1,341 USDRock Hill, SC1,341Greenville, SC: 1,312 USDGreenville, SC1,312Moncks Corner, SC: 1,307 USDMoncks Corner, SC1,307Forest Acres, SC: 1,263 USDForest Acres, SC1,263North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,263 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,263Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,261 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,261Beaufort, SC: 1,212 USDBeaufort, SC1,212Columbia, SC: 1,204 USDColumbia, SC1,204West Columbia, SC: 1,201 USDWest Columbia, SC1,201Greer, SC: 1,198 USDGreer, SC1,198Fountain Inn, SC: 1,184 USDFountain Inn, SC1,184Aiken, SC: 1,180 USDAiken, SC1,180North Augusta, SC: 1,169 USDNorth Augusta, SC1,169Spartanburg, SC: 1,099 USDSpartanburg, SC1,099Sumter, SC: 1,076 USDSumter, SC1,076Clemson, SC: 1,007 USDClemson, SC1,007Florence, SC: 992 USDFlorence, SC992Anderson, SC: 975 USDAnderson, SC975Easley, SC: 947 USDEasley, SC947York, SC: 896 USDYork, SC896Gaffney, SC: 887 USDGaffney, SC887Conway, SC: 866 USDConway, SC866Orangeburg, SC: 848 USDOrangeburg, SC848Greenwood, SC: 839 USDGreenwood, SC839Newberry, SC: 831 USDNewberry, SC831Bluffton, SC: 2,256 USDBluffton, SC2,256Mount Pleasant, SC: 2,159 USDMount Pleasant, SC2,159Port Royal, SC: 1,726 USDPort Royal, SC1,726Charleston, SC: 1,722 USDCharleston, SC1,722James Island, SC: 1,695 USDJames Island, SC1,695Goose Creek, SC: 1,690 USDGoose Creek, SC1,690Lexington, SC: 1,545 USDLexington, SC1,545Summerville, SC: 1,526 USDSummerville, SC1,526Fort Mill, SC: 1,503 USDFort Mill, SC1,503Mauldin, SC: 1,490 USDMauldin, SC1,490Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,479 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,479Irmo, SC: 1,477 USDIrmo, SC1,477North Charleston, SC: 1,430 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,430Simpsonville, SC: 1,415 USDSimpsonville, SC1,415Hanahan, SC: 1,412 USDHanahan, SC1,412Tega Cay, SC: 1,408 USDTega Cay, SC1,408Hardeeville, SC: 1,406 USDHardeeville, SC1,406Cayce, SC: 1,360 USDCayce, SC1,360Rock Hill, SC: 1,341 USDRock Hill, SC1,341Greenville, SC: 1,312 USDGreenville, SC1,312Moncks Corner, SC: 1,307 USDMoncks Corner, SC1,307Forest Acres, SC: 1,263 USDForest Acres, SC1,263North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,263 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,263Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,261 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,261Beaufort, SC: 1,212 USDBeaufort, SC1,212Columbia, SC: 1,204 USDColumbia, SC1,204West Columbia, SC: 1,201 USDWest Columbia, SC1,201Greer, SC: 1,198 USDGreer, SC1,198Fountain Inn, SC: 1,184 USDFountain Inn, SC1,184Aiken, SC: 1,180 USDAiken, SC1,180North Augusta, SC: 1,169 USDNorth Augusta, SC1,169Spartanburg, SC: 1,099 USDSpartanburg, SC1,099Sumter, SC: 1,076 USDSumter, SC1,076Clemson, SC: 1,007 USDClemson, SC1,007Florence, SC: 992 USDFlorence, SC992Anderson, SC: 975 USDAnderson, SC975Easley, SC: 947 USDEasley, SC947York, SC: 896 USDYork, SC896Gaffney, SC: 887 USDGaffney, SC887Conway, SC: 866 USDConway, SC866Orangeburg, SC: 848 USDOrangeburg, SC848Greenwood, SC: 839 USDGreenwood, SC839Newberry, SC: 831 USDNewberry, SC831
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Bluffton, SC2,256+3.2%
2Mount Pleasant, SC2,159+6.6%
3Port Royal, SC1,726+7.5%
4Charleston, SC1,722+5.5%
5James Island, SC1,695+17.5%
6Goose Creek, SC1,690+4.9%
7Lexington, SC1,545+13.6%
8Summerville, SC1,526+7.9%
9Fort Mill, SC1,503+4.6%
10Mauldin, SC1,490+6.4%
11Hilton Head Island, SC1,479-2.6%
12Irmo, SC1,477+4.6%
13North Charleston, SC1,430+4.8%
14Simpsonville, SC1,415+7%
15Hanahan, SC1,412+6.6%
16Tega Cay, SC1,408+7.7%
17Hardeeville, SC1,406+1.6%
18Cayce, SC1,360+0.1%
19Rock Hill, SC1,341+4.8%
20Greenville, SC1,312+5.1%
21Moncks Corner, SC1,307+8.6%
22Forest Acres, SC1,263+6.9%
22North Myrtle Beach, SC1,263+7.9%
24Myrtle Beach, SC1,261+11.4%
25Beaufort, SC1,212+14.2%
26Columbia, SC1,204+4%
27West Columbia, SC1,201+10%
28Greer, SC1,198+4.7%
29Fountain Inn, SC1,184+10.4%
30Aiken, SC1,180-1.6%
31North Augusta, SC1,169+8.2%
32Spartanburg, SC1,099+5.4%
33Sumter, SC1,076+2%
34Clemson, SC1,007+3.6%
35Florence, SC992+7.6%
36Anderson, SC975+1%
37Easley, SC947+4.9%
38York, SC896+7.6%
39Gaffney, SC887+7.9%
40Conway, SC866-1.7%
41Orangeburg, SC848+10.8%
42Greenwood, SC839+1.6%
43Newberry, SC831-0.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Bluffton, SC, with $2,256 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Newberry, SC, with $831 in 2024.

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