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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 2023, at $2,187. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at $765. The median was $1,199 and the figure for South Carolina was $1,126. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,187Bluffton, SC
Lowest765Orangeburg, SC
Median1,19943 cities
South Carolina1,126History

All cities, 2023

Bluffton, SC: 2,187 USDBluffton, SC2,187Mount Pleasant, SC: 2,026 USDMount Pleasant, SC2,026Charleston, SC: 1,632 USDCharleston, SC1,632Goose Creek, SC: 1,611 USDGoose Creek, SC1,611Port Royal, SC: 1,606 USDPort Royal, SC1,606Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,518 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,518James Island, SC: 1,443 USDJames Island, SC1,443Fort Mill, SC: 1,437 USDFort Mill, SC1,437Summerville, SC: 1,414 USDSummerville, SC1,414Irmo, SC: 1,412 USDIrmo, SC1,412Mauldin, SC: 1,401 USDMauldin, SC1,401Hardeeville, SC: 1,384 USDHardeeville, SC1,384North Charleston, SC: 1,364 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,364Lexington, SC: 1,360 USDLexington, SC1,360Cayce, SC: 1,358 USDCayce, SC1,358Hanahan, SC: 1,324 USDHanahan, SC1,324Simpsonville, SC: 1,322 USDSimpsonville, SC1,322Tega Cay, SC: 1,307 USDTega Cay, SC1,307Rock Hill, SC: 1,279 USDRock Hill, SC1,279Greenville, SC: 1,248 USDGreenville, SC1,248Moncks Corner, SC: 1,203 USDMoncks Corner, SC1,203Aiken, SC: 1,199 USDAiken, SC1,199Forest Acres, SC: 1,182 USDForest Acres, SC1,182North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,171 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,171Columbia, SC: 1,158 USDColumbia, SC1,158Greer, SC: 1,144 USDGreer, SC1,144Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,132 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,132West Columbia, SC: 1,092 USDWest Columbia, SC1,092North Augusta, SC: 1,080 USDNorth Augusta, SC1,080Fountain Inn, SC: 1,072 USDFountain Inn, SC1,072Beaufort, SC: 1,061 USDBeaufort, SC1,061Sumter, SC: 1,055 USDSumter, SC1,055Spartanburg, SC: 1,043 USDSpartanburg, SC1,043Clemson, SC: 972 USDClemson, SC972Anderson, SC: 965 USDAnderson, SC965Florence, SC: 922 USDFlorence, SC922Easley, SC: 903 USDEasley, SC903Conway, SC: 881 USDConway, SC881Newberry, SC: 837 USDNewberry, SC837York, SC: 833 USDYork, SC833Greenwood, SC: 826 USDGreenwood, SC826Gaffney, SC: 822 USDGaffney, SC822Orangeburg, SC: 765 USDOrangeburg, SC765Bluffton, SC: 2,187 USDBluffton, SC2,187Mount Pleasant, SC: 2,026 USDMount Pleasant, SC2,026Charleston, SC: 1,632 USDCharleston, SC1,632Goose Creek, SC: 1,611 USDGoose Creek, SC1,611Port Royal, SC: 1,606 USDPort Royal, SC1,606Hilton Head Island, SC: 1,518 USDHilton Head Island, SC1,518James Island, SC: 1,443 USDJames Island, SC1,443Fort Mill, SC: 1,437 USDFort Mill, SC1,437Summerville, SC: 1,414 USDSummerville, SC1,414Irmo, SC: 1,412 USDIrmo, SC1,412Mauldin, SC: 1,401 USDMauldin, SC1,401Hardeeville, SC: 1,384 USDHardeeville, SC1,384North Charleston, SC: 1,364 USDNorth Charleston, SC1,364Lexington, SC: 1,360 USDLexington, SC1,360Cayce, SC: 1,358 USDCayce, SC1,358Hanahan, SC: 1,324 USDHanahan, SC1,324Simpsonville, SC: 1,322 USDSimpsonville, SC1,322Tega Cay, SC: 1,307 USDTega Cay, SC1,307Rock Hill, SC: 1,279 USDRock Hill, SC1,279Greenville, SC: 1,248 USDGreenville, SC1,248Moncks Corner, SC: 1,203 USDMoncks Corner, SC1,203Aiken, SC: 1,199 USDAiken, SC1,199Forest Acres, SC: 1,182 USDForest Acres, SC1,182North Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,171 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC1,171Columbia, SC: 1,158 USDColumbia, SC1,158Greer, SC: 1,144 USDGreer, SC1,144Myrtle Beach, SC: 1,132 USDMyrtle Beach, SC1,132West Columbia, SC: 1,092 USDWest Columbia, SC1,092North Augusta, SC: 1,080 USDNorth Augusta, SC1,080Fountain Inn, SC: 1,072 USDFountain Inn, SC1,072Beaufort, SC: 1,061 USDBeaufort, SC1,061Sumter, SC: 1,055 USDSumter, SC1,055Spartanburg, SC: 1,043 USDSpartanburg, SC1,043Clemson, SC: 972 USDClemson, SC972Anderson, SC: 965 USDAnderson, SC965Florence, SC: 922 USDFlorence, SC922Easley, SC: 903 USDEasley, SC903Conway, SC: 881 USDConway, SC881Newberry, SC: 837 USDNewberry, SC837York, SC: 833 USDYork, SC833Greenwood, SC: 826 USDGreenwood, SC826Gaffney, SC: 822 USDGaffney, SC822Orangeburg, SC: 765 USDOrangeburg, SC765
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Bluffton, SC2,187+6.7%
2Mount Pleasant, SC2,026+6.6%
3Charleston, SC1,632+7.6%
4Goose Creek, SC1,611+6.9%
5Port Royal, SC1,606+8.8%
6Hilton Head Island, SC1,518-2.9%
7James Island, SC1,443-28.2%
8Fort Mill, SC1,437+8.5%
9Summerville, SC1,414+6.5%
10Irmo, SC1,412+6.2%
11Mauldin, SC1,401+4.4%
12Hardeeville, SC1,384-0.6%
13North Charleston, SC1,364+5.9%
14Lexington, SC1,360+7.1%
15Cayce, SC1,358+9%
16Hanahan, SC1,324+2.6%
17Simpsonville, SC1,322+11.1%
18Tega Cay, SC1,307+4.3%
19Rock Hill, SC1,279+7.2%
20Greenville, SC1,248+6.4%
21Moncks Corner, SC1,203+6.6%
22Aiken, SC1,199+9.7%
23Forest Acres, SC1,182+7.9%
24North Myrtle Beach, SC1,171-7.3%
25Columbia, SC1,158+4.8%
26Greer, SC1,144+7.9%
27Myrtle Beach, SC1,132+3.6%
28West Columbia, SC1,092+11.2%
29North Augusta, SC1,080+11.5%
30Fountain Inn, SC1,072+9.7%
31Beaufort, SC1,061+4.4%
32Sumter, SC1,055+3.5%
33Spartanburg, SC1,043+6.1%
34Clemson, SC972+0.9%
35Anderson, SC965+9.2%
36Florence, SC922+6.2%
37Easley, SC903+6%
38Conway, SC881-0.2%
39Newberry, SC837-5.1%
40York, SC833+2.8%
41Greenwood, SC826+4.2%
42Gaffney, SC822-1.8%
43Orangeburg, SC765+6%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bluffton, SC, with $2,187 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with $765 in 2023.

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