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Cities in South Carolina by median gross rent (monthly)

Bluffton, SC had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 43 cities in 2021, at $1,896. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at $707. The median was $1,050 and the figure for South Carolina was $970. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,896Bluffton, SC
Lowest707Orangeburg, SC
Median1,05043 cities
South Carolina970History

All cities, 2021

Bluffton, SC: 1,896 USDBluffton, SC1,896Mount Pleasant, SC: 1,813 USDMount Pleasant, SC1,813James Island, SC: 1,788 USDJames Island, SC1,788Charleston, SC: 1,400 USDCharleston, SC1,400Port Royal, SC: 1,385 USDPort Royal, SC1,385Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,380 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,380Goose Creek, SC: 1,379 USDGoose Creek, SC1,379Tega Cay, SC: 1,304 USDTega Cay, SC1,304Irmo, SC: 1,303 USDIrmo, SC1,303Summerville, SC: 1,231 USDSummerville, SC1,231Hanahan, SC: 1,223 USDHanahan, SC1,223Hardeeville, SC: 1,213 USDHardeeville, SC1,213Mauldin, SC: 1,196 USDMauldin, SC1,196Fort Mill, SC: 1,179 USDFort Mill, SC1,179North Charleston, SC: 1,160 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,160Simpsonville, SC: 1,141 USDSimpsonville, SC1,141Lexington, SC: 1,139 USDLexington, SC1,139North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,120 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,120Rock Hill, SC: 1,098 USDRock Hill, SC1,098Greenville, SC: 1,078 USDGreenville, SC1,078Cayce, SC: 1,070 USDCayce, SC1,070Forest Acres, SC: 1,050 USDForest Acres, SC1,050Aiken, SC: 1,027 USDAiken, SC1,027Columbia, SC: 1,007 USDColumbia, SC1,007Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,000 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,000Greer, SC: 987 USDGreer, SC987Beaufort, SC: 970 USDBeaufort, SC970Clemson, SC: 955 USDClemson, SC955Moncks Corner, SC: 949 USDMoncks Corner, SC949West Columbia, SC: 937 USDWest Columbia, SC937Newberry, SC: 917 USDNewberry, SC917Sumter, SC: 908 USDSumter, SC908Spartanburg, SC: 897 USDSpartanburg, SC897North Augusta, SC: 868 USDNorth Augusta, SC868Fountain Inn, SC: 859 USDFountain Inn, SC859Conway, SC: 806 USDConway, SC806Anderson, SC: 799 USDAnderson, SC799Florence, SC: 796 USDFlorence, SC796Easley, SC: 778 USDEasley, SC778Gaffney, SC: 777 USDGaffney, SC777York, SC: 731 USDYork, SC731Greenwood, SC: 729 USDGreenwood, SC729Orangeburg, SC: 707 USDOrangeburg, SC707Bluffton, SC: 1,896 USDBluffton, SC1,896Mount Pleasant, SC: 1,813 USDMount Pleasant, SC1,813James Island, SC: 1,788 USDJames Island, SC1,788Charleston, SC: 1,400 USDCharleston, SC1,400Port Royal, SC: 1,385 USDPort Royal, SC1,385Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,380 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,380Goose Creek, SC: 1,379 USDGoose Creek, SC1,379Tega Cay, SC: 1,304 USDTega Cay, SC1,304Irmo, SC: 1,303 USDIrmo, SC1,303Summerville, SC: 1,231 USDSummerville, SC1,231Hanahan, SC: 1,223 USDHanahan, SC1,223Hardeeville, SC: 1,213 USDHardeeville, SC1,213Mauldin, SC: 1,196 USDMauldin, SC1,196Fort Mill, SC: 1,179 USDFort Mill, SC1,179North Charleston, SC: 1,160 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,160Simpsonville, SC: 1,141 USDSimpsonville, SC1,141Lexington, SC: 1,139 USDLexington, SC1,139North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,120 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,120Rock Hill, SC: 1,098 USDRock Hill, SC1,098Greenville, SC: 1,078 USDGreenville, SC1,078Cayce, SC: 1,070 USDCayce, SC1,070Forest Acres, SC: 1,050 USDForest Acres, SC1,050Aiken, SC: 1,027 USDAiken, SC1,027Columbia, SC: 1,007 USDColumbia, SC1,007Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,000 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,000Greer, SC: 987 USDGreer, SC987Beaufort, SC: 970 USDBeaufort, SC970Clemson, SC: 955 USDClemson, SC955Moncks Corner, SC: 949 USDMoncks Corner, SC949West Columbia, SC: 937 USDWest Columbia, SC937Newberry, SC: 917 USDNewberry, SC917Sumter, SC: 908 USDSumter, SC908Spartanburg, SC: 897 USDSpartanburg, SC897North Augusta, SC: 868 USDNorth Augusta, SC868Fountain Inn, SC: 859 USDFountain Inn, SC859Conway, SC: 806 USDConway, SC806Anderson, SC: 799 USDAnderson, SC799Florence, SC: 796 USDFlorence, SC796Easley, SC: 778 USDEasley, SC778Gaffney, SC: 777 USDGaffney, SC777York, SC: 731 USDYork, SC731Greenwood, SC: 729 USDGreenwood, SC729Orangeburg, SC: 707 USDOrangeburg, SC707
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Bluffton, SC1,896
2Mount Pleasant, SC1,813
3James Island, SC1,788
4Charleston, SC1,400
5Port Royal, SC1,385
6Hilton Head Island, SC1,380
7Goose Creek, SC1,379
8Tega Cay, SC1,304
9Irmo, SC1,303
10Summerville, SC1,231
11Hanahan, SC1,223
12Hardeeville, SC1,213
13Mauldin, SC1,196
14Fort Mill, SC1,179
15North Charleston, SC1,160
16Simpsonville, SC1,141
17Lexington, SC1,139
18North Myrtle Beach, SC1,120
19Rock Hill, SC1,098
20Greenville, SC1,078
21Cayce, SC1,070
22Forest Acres, SC1,050
23Aiken, SC1,027
24Columbia, SC1,007
25Myrtle Beach, SC1,000
26Greer, SC987
27Beaufort, SC970
28Clemson, SC955
29Moncks Corner, SC949
30West Columbia, SC937
31Newberry, SC917
32Sumter, SC908
33Spartanburg, SC897
34North Augusta, SC868
35Fountain Inn, SC859
36Conway, SC806
37Anderson, SC799
38Florence, SC796
39Easley, SC778
40Gaffney, SC777
41York, SC731
42Greenwood, SC729
43Orangeburg, SC707

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bluffton, SC, with $1,896 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orangeburg, SC, with $707 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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